Foregut duplication cyst associated with esophageal atresia-one-stage neonatal surgical repair.

Foregut duplication cysts can occur anywhere along the foregut-derived structures. Its association with esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is exceptionally rare, the majority of cases being diagnosed at an older age due to symptoms or complications. We present the third reported case in the literature, when diagnosis and treatment were done at the time of repair for EA-TEF.

Preputial calculus in a neurologically-impaired child.

BACKGROUND: Preputial calculi are rarely encountered in childhood. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A 5-year-old boy with symptoms of chronic balanoposthitis. OBSERVATION: A preputial stone was documented and removed at circumcision. OUTCOME: Uneventful postoperative recovery. MESSAGE: In children, association between phimosis and neurologic impairment represent predisposing condition for preputial stone formation.

Case report of fetal lingual tumor - perinatal care and neonatal surgical intervention.

Fetal tumors are rare and can be difficult to diagnose in utero. In this presentation, we report an infantile hemangiopericytoma of the tongue, and also review the clinical characteristics, imaging appearances, perinatal differential diagnosis, and potential treatments of this tumors. Prenatal diagnosis of lingual fetal tumors with two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound presents a challenge to sonographers and perinatologists because these lesions are rare, usually develop in the third trimester of pregnancy and need a multidisciplinary approach. We describe an lingual tumor and moderate polyhydramnios which were prenatally detected at 31 weeks of gestation with two- dimensional ultrasound. The application of the surface mode of three-dimensional ultrasound improved the visualization of this tumor. Fetal Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to help in prenatal differential diagnostic. The option of prenatal cytology gained by amniocentesis should also be considered. To our knowledge there are no prenatal reports of similar cases. However, in our experience every information provided during the pregnancy, a correct and early diagnose of fetal condition helps to cope with the demands of perinatal management and to explain to the parents and neonatologists the findings of the case.