A case report of sirolimus use in early fetal management of lymphatic malformation.

Sirolimus, by targeting the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, has demonstrated efficacy on lymphatic malformations (LMs) in adults and neonates. The current hypothesis is that the earlier the lesion is treated, the better it responds. This has prompted the idea that sirolimus administration might be efficacious to treat fetal LMs as well.

Novel insights into the assessment of risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in decompensated cirrhotic children.

Objectives: Cirrhotic children wait-listed for liver transplant are prone to bleeding from gastrointestinal varices. Grade 2-3 esophageal varices, red signs, and gastric varices are well-known risk factors. However, the involvement of hemostatic factors remains controversial because of the rebalanced state of coagulation during cirrhosis.

Case Report: Red Urine After Day Care Strabismus Surgery.

In the absence of surgery on the urinary tract, the emission of red urine after anesthesia should be considered as a diagnostic emergency because it can be a sign of hematuria, hemoglobinuria, blood transfusion reaction, significant myoglobinuria, or porphyria.This case describes the management of a 12-year-old boy who presented red urine at the day care unit after strabismus surgery.

Evaluation of the Explorer Endoscopy Mask(©) for esogastroduodenoscopy in children: a retrospective study of 173 cases.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usability and safety of the Explorer Endoscopy Mask(®) (EM) as an alternative to endotracheal intubation in children undergoing elective esogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) under general anesthesia (GA).

Methods: This study was a retrospective observational study. The study was undertaken at the pediatric digestive endoscopy suite in the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.