Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Jun 2005
Colour Doppler ultrasonography replacing surgical exploration for acute scrotum: myth or reality?
Traditionally, every patient with an acute scrotum needed surgical exploration for definitive exclusion of testicular torsion. ⋯ US has proven to decrease the number of emergency scrotal explorations, length of hospital stay and hence reduce the cost of management of acute scrotum.
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Pediatric radiology · Jun 2005
Review Case ReportsIntracranial involvement in extramedullary hematopoiesis: case report and review of the literature.
Intracranial involvement in extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is rare, but it should be suspected in patients with myelofibrosis presenting with chronic severe headache. We present a 9-year-old girl with known myelofibrosis whose headaches were unresponsive to routine treatment. ⋯ CT examinations of the chest and abdomen had demonstrated bilateral thoracic paraspinal masses caused by EMH, suggesting the possibility that the intracranial involvement might also be related to EMH. The diagnosis was confirmed by sulfur colloid isotope scan.