amyloidosis of the upper aerodigestive tract is rare in the pediatric age group. we present two cases of pediatric laryngeal amyloidosis. both of them had hoarseness as the presenting symptom. diagnostic evaluation included flexible nasopharyngoscopy, rigid laryngoscopy, biopsy, computed tomography scan and laboratory tests. the results of congo red staining of the specimen were characteristic ...

PURPOSE Pediatric oncology is a challenging environment for computerized provider order entry (CPOE). Our goal was to build on the proven safety features of CPOE and facilitate input of expert clinicians. METHODS A standard, commercially available CPOE system was implemented throughout the hospital. The design of the pediatric oncology implementation was a collaborative effort by a multidisci...

Pediatric airway management is a challenge in routine anesthesia practice. Any airway-related complication due to improper procedure can have catastrophic consequences in pediatric patients. The authors reviewed the current relevant literature using the following data bases: Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline (OVID SP), and Dynamed, and the following keywords: Airway/s, Children, Pediatric, Diffic...

the brain is a rare site for metastasis in most extracranial pediatric solid tumors, including wilm’s tumor. outcome for these patients are generally dismal. very few cases have been reported to have good survival even after therapy. this paper reports a case of stage iv wilm’s tumor with lung metastases in a patient who developed a solitary brain metastasis five months after completion of chem...

BACKGROUND Previous pediatric studies have observed a cross-informant variance in patient self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) versus parent proxy-reported HRQoL. This study assessed in older children and adolescents with a variety of chronic pain conditions: 1) the consistency and agreement between pediatric patients' self-report and their parents' proxy-report of their child's...

Collagenous gastritis is a rare gastrointestinal disorder characterized in pediatrics by abdominal pain and anemia. The literature divides collagenous gastritis into distinct pediatric-onset and adult-onset phenotypes. As opposed to pediatric form, the adult form is associated with collagenous colitis and presents clinically with voluminous non-bloody diarrhea. There are over 25 case reports of...

Year Book of Pediatric Radiology © County Teaching Hospital, Miskolc, Hungary Editor: Bela Lombay M.D. Chief, Department of Pediatric Radiology, County Teaching Hospital, Miskolc http://www.socrad.hu Hungarian Society of Radiologists PULMONARY INTRALOBAR SEQUESTRATION IN A PATIENT WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS A case report Sólyom E.', Lombay B.2, Borsodi K.', Verebély T.2, Póder Gy.l. Borsod County Tea...

Trauma is the leading cause of death in children nationwide. Proper management of the pediatric trauma patient involves many of the components contained within standard trauma protocols. By paying strict attention to the anatomical and physiological differences in the pediatric population, clinicians will be assured the best possible outcomes. This article outlines the fundamentals of proper ma...

A survey of 186 pediatric patients with neoplastic disease at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indiana was conducted to determine the distribution, frequency, and types of oral problems encountered during their hospitalization. Thirty-one per cent of the patients had some form of oral complications during the course of their hospitalization. Ten per cent of the patient population had existing denta...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We seek to provide current, comprehensive, and physician-level data for critical procedures performed in a high-volume pediatric emergency department (ED). METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of all critical procedures performed in the ED of a tertiary care pediatric institution. Data were collected from written records of resuscitative care provided. The primary outcom...