Calcified gallstone in a 3 year-old boy: a case report.

Background: Gallstones are relatively rare in children. At-risk populations include patients suffering from hemolysis syndromes. Regardless of etiology, these patients usually will present with postprandial abdominal pain, and ultrasonography is the mainstay of diagnosis.

Pneumatosis intestinalis after laparoscopic appendectomy: case report and review of the literature.

Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is the presence of intraluminal gas within the wall of the intestine. As a marker for bowel injury owing to mucosal injury, PI may herald a severe underlying disease process in patients without a significant medical history. In other cases, PI is a benign process, and expectant management is appropriate.

Follow-up skeletal surveys for nonaccidental trauma: can a more limited survey be performed?

Background: Studies have demonstrated the value of the follow-up skeletal survey in identifying additional fractures, clarifying indeterminate findings, and improving dating of skeletal injuries in victims of physical abuse.

Objective: To determine whether a more limited follow-up survey could yield the same radiologic data as a full follow-up survey.

Materials And Methods: The study cohort comprised 101 children who had follow-up surveys that met our inclusion criteria.

Predictors of treatment after initial surveillance in men with prostate cancer: results from CaPSURE.

Purpose: Expectant management of prostate cancer or watchful waiting (WW) is a reasonable option for some men with clinically localized prostate cancer. We identified predictors of eventual prostate cancer treatment in a cohort of men initially choosing WW.

Materials And Methods: We identified 457 men in the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor data base selecting WW as initial management without subsequent treatment for at least 6 months.

Time trends and characteristics of men choosing watchful waiting for initial treatment of localized prostate cancer: results from CaPSURE.

Purpose: Watchful waiting (WW) is one option for men with clinically localized prostate cancer. We examined temporal trends in the use of WW, as well as sociodemographic and clinical profiles of men who choose this form of management.

Materials And Methods: The Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor is a national registry of patients with various stages of prostate cancer.