Internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts in children using an endoscopically-placed stent.

Persistent pseudocysts, which are rare in children, have traditionally been managed by open surgery. We describe two children who presented with large, established pseudocysts of the pancreas. They were successfully treated in the short term by minimally-invasive stent placement to create an internal cyst-gastric communication.

Waugh's syndrome: a report of six patients.

Waugh's syndrome (WS) is the association of intussusception and intestinal malrotation. The association has not been widely reported in the literature. In the only prospective study, Brereton et al.

Antibiotic prophylaxis in penetrating injuries of the chest.

Most prospective studies recommend antibiotic prophylaxis whilst a thoracostomy tube is in place or even longer. We conducted a randomised study of 188 patients with penetrating chest injuries requiring a chest drain. Of these patients, 95 received a single dose of ampicillin before insertion of the chest tube, the remaining 93 patients received additional antibiotic prophylaxis for as long as the drain was in place.