Journal of pediatric surgery
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Case Reports
Chronic inspiratory stridor secondary to a retained penetrating radiolucent esophageal foreign body.
Although foreign body ingestions are common in infants and young children, penetration of the esophagus is a relatively rare event. Timely diagnosis is impeded by the absence of classical symptoms and by the ingestion of radiolucent foreign bodies. The authors present a 17-month-old girl with a 6-month history of inspiratory stridor. An extensive workup found a penetrating radiolucent foreign body at the thoracic inlet.
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Case Reports
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation: a large bronchogenic cyst communicating with an esophageal duplication cyst.
A 1-year-old boy with a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation presented with a large mediastinal bronchogenic cyst associated with pulmonary sequestration, a cervical esophageal duplication cyst, a bronchial communication between these cysts, and 2 small bronchogenic cysts around the communication. These lesions were resected followed by an uneventful recovery.
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The authors present a case of periappendicular abscess in a 5-day-old full-term neonate. Prompt diagnosis enabled us to deliver conservative treatment followed by interval laparoscopic appendectomy, instead of a risky urgent laparotomy. This is the first description of an advanced imaging-guided drainage procedure, followed by minimal invasive surgery, for the treatment of periappendicular abscess at such a young age.
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This study demonstrates a minimally invasive technique for upper esophageal coin extraction. ⋯ This technique minimizes instrumentation of the esophagus and is highly successful at removing coins lodged at or immediately below the level of the cricipharyngeus muscle.