Enhancing Recovery After Kasai Portoenterostomy With Epidural Analgesia.

Background: Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare obstructive cholangiopathy that presents in early infancy. The Kasai portoenterostomy (PE) improves survival with the native liver. Epidural analgesia is an appealing option to control pain in this fragile patient population, yet its safety, efficacy, and potential benefits remain unproven.

Interventional and multimodal pain rehabilitation in a child with meralgia paresthetica.

Meralgia paresthetica is a chronic pain syndrome that is extremely rare in the pediatric population. It is manifested by hypesthesia or pain in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) and is typically caused by entrapment as the nerve passes deep to the inguinal ligament. This sensory mononeuropathy is rare in children and diagnosis is typically delayed, often leading to prolonged functional impairment and unnecessary medical testing.

Pediatric chronic orchialgia: patient population and patterns of care.

Objective: A major hurdle in management of any chronic pain syndrome is understanding the population in which it occurs. We describe our pediatric population of patients with peripubertal and postpubertal chronic orchialgia.

Patients And Methods: Pediatric patients ≥ 10 years of age seen between 2002 and 2012 were identified by ICD code 608.