Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Jul 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialIntranasal fentanyl versus placebo for pain in children during catheterization for voiding cystourethrography.
Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is a common procedure at pediatric tertiary care centres that can be painful as it involves a urinary catheter. Currently there are no widely utilized protocols for non-topical medications to decrease pain that children feel during catheterization. ⋯ Although we were unable to show a statistically significant difference between our study and control groups, we believe that this may be due to technique (positioning, delivery device) and timing of administration of IN fentanyl as well as multi-factorial causes of distress during VCUG. Future studies investigating alternative delivery techniques of IN fentanyl for analgesia during VCUG may yield more promising results.
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Pediatric radiology · Jul 2010
Pediatric chest CT after trauma: impact on surgical and clinical management.
Chest CT after pediatric trauma is frequently performed but its clinical impact, particularly with respect to surgical intervention, has not been adequately evaluated. ⋯ Most intrathoracic findings requiring surgical management in our population were identified in the lower chest and would be included in routine abdominopelvic CT exams; this information needs to be taken into consideration in the diagnostic algorithm of pediatric trauma patients.
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Pediatric radiology · Jul 2010
Radiation dose evaluation in head and neck MDCT examinations with a 6-year-old child anthropomorphic phantom.
CT examinations of the head and neck are the most commonly performed CT studies in children, raising concern about radiation dose and their risks to children. ⋯ The results of this study would encourage revision of MDCT protocols in pediatric head and neck CT examinations for dose reduction and protocol standardization.
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Pediatric radiology · Jul 2010
Case ReportsGliomatosis peritonei of the scrotal sac associated with an immature gastric teratoma.
A male infant presented with bilateral scrotal masses 7 months after removal of an immature gastric teratoma. After surgical excision, histology showed gliomatosis peritonei. We report an unusual presentation of gliomatosis peritonei arising from a rare lesion of immature gastric teratoma.
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Pediatric radiology · Jul 2010
ESPR uroradiology task force and ESUR paediatric working group: imaging and procedural recommendations in paediatric uroradiology, part III. Minutes of the ESPR uroradiology task force minisymposium on intravenous urography, uro-CT and MR-urography in childhood.
The ESPR working groups have addressed intravenous urography (IVU), uro-CT and MR-urography (MRU) in childhood as the last in the series of recommendations for paediatric uroradiology. The aim of this process was again to standardise paediatric uroradiologic imaging and to reduce invasiveness and radiation dose. ⋯ The proposals were discussed within the group and with non-member experts and colleagues from other partner disciplines. These recommendations aim to serve as a quality measure in order to standardise the procedures and thus grant comparable good quality results throughout different institutions.