Management of Pediatric Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Do Timing of Surgery and Age Matter?

Background: Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) in children is generally managed with initial observation. However, no clear guidelines exist regarding indications to operate. Our purpose was to compare outcomes of ASBO management to determine whether timing of surgery and patient age should affect management.

Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron-emission tomography/computed tomography imaging for adrenal masses in patients with lung cancer: review and diagnostic algorithm.

Background And Purpose: Positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is used as first-line staging for patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Our purpose was to review the accuracy of FDG-PET/CT to predict adrenal gland metastasis, explain the causes for false-positive PET, and provide a diagnostic algorithm.

Patients And Methods: Two patients with incidentally discovered lung masses were found to have hypermetabolic adrenal activity by FDG-PET/CT with maximal standard uptake value (SUV) of 4.