The paper reports on the etiopathogenetic aspects of mediastinitis, clinical and radiological semeiology, the latter with a decisive role in establishing the diagnosis. The priority character of therapy is emphasized. Three cases of mediastinitis in children are presented: a mediastinal abscess, a suppurated mediastinitis with favourable evolution after drainage and a mediastinitis secondary to a fistula on a postcaustic stenosed esophagus.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Desmoid tumors are a rare entity, especially in the pediatric population. There are no reports of such a tumor in newborns. They are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, even though they are benign soft tissue tumors.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University of College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: In children and young adults, tumors in the chest and thoracic wall exhibit a wide variety of types, making it challenging to differentiate between benign and malignant cases before invasive histopathological examination.
Purpose: To evaluate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for discriminating malignant thoracic masses in children and young adults.
Material And Methods: This retrospective study included chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in patients aged <30 years.
BMC Surg
January 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Purpose: An anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare congenital heart disease. Some high-risk anatomical structures are at risk of inducing cardiogenic shock or even sudden death. This article summarizes our surgical experience with AAOCA in paediatric patients.
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January 2025
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, 607 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605, United States of America; Prisma Health Department of Surgery, 701 Grove Rd, 3rd floor Support Tower, Greenville, SC 29605, United States of America. Electronic address:
Introduction: Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is a rare, pathologically distinct lymphatic anomaly characterized by abnormal lymphatic channel malformation and a high mortality rate. Previous studies describe primary thoracic involvement.
Presentation Of Case: A previously healthy eighteen-month-old female presented to the pediatric emergency department with sudden onset of petechiae and bruising.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
January 2025
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
Background: Patients with prior history of chest or mediastinal radiation are deemed high risk for surgical AVR. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a promising alternative for these patients, however, this patient population was underrepresented in prior TAVR trials.
Aims: To compare the outcomes of TAVR in patients with versus without a history of prior chest or mediastinal radiation.
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