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BACKGROUND: Management of pectoralis major (PM) injuries is largely determined by the anatomic location of the injury, with tendon avulsions from the humerus requiring surgery while myotendinous (MT) injuries are typically managed non-operatively. Because physical examination cannot reliably make this distinction, MRI is often used for staging. However, correct classification can also be difficult with MRI where there is extensive soft tissue edema and distorted anatomy. OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic performance of primary and secondary MRI signs of PM injury for distinguishing tendon avulsions from MT injuries in a selected sample of patients that underwent surgical repair using a practical interpretation algorithm. METHODS: In this retrospective study, 3 blinded observers independently assessed the MRI findings of 17 patients with PM injury (including 12 acute injuries, 4 chronic, and 1 of uncertain age) where subsequent surgery documented tendon avulsion (11) and MT injuries (6) by applying the primary MRI criteria of absent tendon at the humerus, retracted tendon stump, epicenter of edema, and the secondary finding of soft tissue edema contacting the anterior humeral cortex. Operative findings were used as the reference standard. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value were recorded for each finding. RESULTS: The primary MRI finding of lack of a visible tendon at the insertion (sensitivity 82-100%, specificity 100%) and the secondary finding of edema contacting the anterior humeral cortex (sensitivity 64-91%, specificity 67-100%) were both useful for the distinction of tendon avulsion from MT injury, particularly in acute injuries. The presence of a retracted tendon stump and the epicenter of edema were not reliable findings. The use of a decision tree including the secondary finding of humeral edema increased the sensitivity and specificity for 2 of the 3 observers. CONCLUSION: MRI assessment of PM injury focused on the humeral insertion of the PM tendon allows accurate distinction of tendon avulsion from MT injury. CLINICAL IMPACT: This study describes a practical approach to classifying PM injuries with MRI to distinguish injuries that require surgery from those that can potentially be managed conservatively.
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Músculos Peitorais , Traumatismos dos Tendões , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Estudos Retrospectivos , Traumatismos dos Tendões/diagnóstico por imagem , TendõesRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To characterize growth trajectories of children who develop severe obesity by age 6 years and identify clinical thresholds for detection of high-risk children before the onset of obesity. STUDY DESIGN: Two lean (body mass index [BMI] 5th to ≤75th percentile) and 2 severely obese (BMI ≥99th percentile) groups were selected from populations treated at pediatric referral and primary care clinics. A population-based cohort was used to validate the utility of identified risk thresholds. Repeated-measures mixed modeling and logistic regression were used for analysis. RESULTS: A total of 783 participants of normal weight and 480 participants with severe obesity were included in the initial study. BMI differed significantly between the severely obese and normal-weight cohorts by age 4 months (P < .001), at 1 year before the median age at onset of obesity. A cutoff of the World Health Organization (WHO) 85th percentile for BMI at 6, 12, and 18 months was a strong predictor of severe obesity by age 6 years (sensitivity, 51%-95%; specificity, 95%). This BMI threshold was validated in a second independent cohort (n = 2649), with a sensitivity of 33%-77% and a specificity of 74%-87%. A BMI ≥85th percentile in infancy increases the risk of severe obesity by age 6 years by 2.5-fold and the risk of clinical obesity by age 6 years by 3-fold. CONCLUSIONS: BMI trajectories in children who develop severe obesity by age 6 years differ from those in children who remain at normal weight by age 4-6 months, before the onset of obesity. Infants with a WHO BMI ≥85th percentile are at increased risk for developing severe obesity by age 6 years.
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Índice de Massa Corporal , Obesidade Mórbida/diagnóstico , Obesidade Mórbida/epidemiologia , Fatores Etários , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Obesidade/diagnóstico , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Valores de Referência , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Medição de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Aumento de PesoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to assess the feasibility and outcomes of pediatric urological laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of all children who underwent LESS surgery at a single pediatric institution from September 2010 to July 2013. Patient demographics, intraoperative details, narcotic usage, and complications were reviewed. The umbilicus was used as the surgical site in all cases. All procedures were performed with a flexible tip laparoscope, a multichannel port, standard 3- or 5-mm laparoscopic instrumentation, and articulating instruments. RESULTS: Sixty-one patients (50 male, 11 female) were identified. Procedures included 18 orchidopexies, 15 nephrectomies, 11 varicocelectomies, nine nephroureterectomies, four partial nephrectomies, one ureterectomy, one ureterolithotomy, one orchiectomy, and one utricle excision. The ureterolithotomy was converted to open surgery for failure to progress. The utricle excision was converted to conventional laparoscopy by adding one accessory port and one skin puncture because of the close proximity of the vas deferens to the utricle. Intraoperative complications included one vas deferens injury during orchidopexy in a postpubertal male. Postoperative complications occurred in six patients: five grade II and one grade IIIb. CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric urological LESS procedures are technically feasible, safe, and effective. Further evaluation is warranted to better define its role in pediatric urological surgery.
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Laparoscopia/métodos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Urológicos/métodos , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Nefrectomia/métodos , Orquidopexia/métodos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Ureter/cirurgiaRESUMO
OBJECT: Syringomyelia can be diagnosed in isolation but is more commonly found in the presence of craniocervical junction anomalies or spinal dysraphism. The origin of syringomyelia has been hypothesized to be either congenital or acquired. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of syringomyelia within the fetal and postnatal population with neural tube defects (NTDs). METHODS: A review was performed of the authors' fetal MRI database of pregnancies with imaging between March 2004 and November 2011 for evaluation of an intrauterine anomaly detected via prenatal ultrasonography. Those cases with an NTD were then selected and a chart review was performed of all prenatal and postnatal imaging as well as available clinical history. RESULTS: A total of 2362 fetal MRI examinations were performed, and 109 of these were patients with an NTD. Of the 2362 studies reviewed, 2 cases of fetal syringomyelia were identified. Both fetal syrinxes were identified in fetuses with CSF flow disturbances (1 case each of encephalocele and myelomeningocele). Both fetal MRI examinations were performed late in gestation, at 31 and 38 weeks, respectively. The patient with an encephalocele was excluded from the spinal NTD population; therefore a syrinx was identified in 0.08% (2/2362) of the entire population of fetuses who underwent MRI, or 0.9% (1/109) of fetuses with a spinal NTD. Sixty-three of the 109 patients with an NTD had postnatal clinical data available for review. Twenty-nine (46%) of 63 had a syrinx identified during the follow-up period. Of this group, 50 patients had an open NTD and 27 (54%) of 50 developed a syrinx. Among the patients with an open NTD who developed a syrinx, only 7% did not have or develop hydrocephalus, compared with 35% of the patients who did not develop a syrinx (p < 0.05). There were nonsignificantly more frequent shunt revisions among those patients who developed a syrinx, and a syrinx developed in all patients who required surgical Chiari malformation decompression or tethered cord release. The initial identification of a spinal cord syrinx varied greatly between patients, ranging from 38 weeks gestation to greater than 4 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that syringomyelia is not a congenital embryonic condition. A syrinx was not identified in fetuses who underwent imaging for other intrauterine anomalies. In the population of patients with NTDs who are known to be at high risk for developing syringomyelia, the pathology was only identified in 2 third-trimester fetuses or postnatally, typically in the presence of hydrocephalus, shunt placement, Chiari malformation decompression, or tethered cord release. The study supports the authors' hypothesis that a syrinx is an acquired lesion, most likely due to the effects of abnormal CSF flow.
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Defeitos do Tubo Neural/diagnóstico , Disrafismo Espinal/complicações , Siringomielia/diagnóstico , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Adulto , Bases de Dados Factuais , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Prontuários Médicos , Defeitos do Tubo Neural/diagnóstico por imagem , Neuroimagem/métodos , Ohio/epidemiologia , Gravidez , Terceiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Disrafismo Espinal/cirurgia , Siringomielia/complicações , Siringomielia/diagnóstico por imagem , Siringomielia/epidemiologia , Siringomielia/cirurgiaRESUMO
We describe a case of robot-assisted laparoscopic bilateral upper urinary tract surgery in a 4-month-old infant for complex bilateral upper urinary tract duplication anomalies.
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OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to assess the outcomes of infant robot-assisted laparoscopic (RAL) upper urinary tract reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medical records of all infants who underwent RAL upper urinary tract reconstruction were reviewed. Patients less than 1 year of age at surgery were included. Patient demographics, intraoperative details, narcotic usage, and complications were reviewed. RESULTS: Ten infants met the study criteria. There were five right and five left-sided procedures. Eight pyeloplasties (4 right, 4 left) and two ureteroureterostomies (1 right single system, 1 left duplex system) were performed. The median age was 8 months (range 3-12 months). Median weight was 7.7 kg (range 5.8-10.9 kg). Median operative time was 128 min (range 95-205 min). There was no significant blood loss or intraoperative complications. One (10%) patient received a regional block. Eight (80%) patients did not receive postoperative narcotics. Median hospital stay was 1 day (range 1-2). Median follow-up was 10 months (range 3-18 months). Complications included one urinary leak, one ileus, and one urinary tract infection. Hydronephrosis improved in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: Infant RAL upper urinary tract reconstruction is technically feasible, safe, and effective. It can be applied for duplication anomalies and single system obstructions in infants.
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Laparoscopia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos , Obstrução Ureteral/cirurgia , Fatores Etários , Cicatriz/patologia , Cicatriz/prevenção & controle , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Lactente , Pelve Renal/cirurgia , Masculino , Duração da Cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Obstrução Ureteral/diagnóstico , Obstrução Ureteral/etiologia , UreterostomiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Laparoscopy is a common approach to manage varicoceles in both the adult and pediatric population. The purpose of this study is to report our experience and compare outcomes between conventional laparoscopy and laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery for varicocelectomy in the pediatric population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed of all patients who underwent conventional laparoscopic varicocelectomy (LV) and laparoendoscopic single-site varicocelectomy (LESSV) at a single pediatric institution from December 2007 to March 2012. Patient demographics, intraoperative details, narcotic use, and complications were reviewed. RESULTS: LV was performed in 32 patients and LESSV in 11 patients. None had conversion to open surgery. Median age was 16 years for LV (range 12-23) and 15 years for LESSV (range 12-20), P=0.061. Median operative time was 55 minutes for LV (range 28-90) and 46 minutes for LESSV (range 33-59), P=0.037. Nine (81.8%) patients in the LESSV group and 10 (31.2%) patients in the LV group were administered narcotics in the recovery room, P=0.005. One (3.1%) patient in the LV group was administered ketorolac in the recovery room, P=1. Five patients in each group, LESSV (45.5%) and LV (15.6%), received acetaminophen in the recovery room, P=0.092. All procedures were performed on an outpatient basis except for one because of a concomitant procedure. Median follow-up was 22 months in LV and 15 months in LESSV, P=0.015. One (3.1%) postoperative hydrocele was noted after LV and 1 (9.1%) after LESSV, P=0.451. All varicoceles were clinically resolved in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: LESSV is comparable to LV in the pediatric population. Our initial experience indicates that the LESS approach may be more painful in the immediate postoperative period than conventional laparoscopy. The LESS technique warrants further evaluation to determine if one approach is clearly more advantageous.
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Endoscopia/métodos , Laparoscopia/métodos , Varicocele/cirurgia , Acetaminofen/administração & dosagem , Adolescente , Analgésicos não Narcóticos/administração & dosagem , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/administração & dosagem , Biópsia/efeitos adversos , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Cetorolaco/administração & dosagem , Laparoscopia/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Duração da Cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Hidrocele Testicular/epidemiologia , Hidrocele Testicular/etiologia , Hidrocele Testicular/cirurgia , Varicocele/complicações , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes between pediatric robotic-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (RALNU) and laparoendoscopic single-site nephroureterectomy (LESSNU). METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed of all patients who underwent RALNU and LESSNU at a single pediatric institution from April 2009 to April 2013. Patient demographics, perioperative details, and outcomes were reviewed. RESULTS: Thirty-two patients (20 men, 12 women) were identified. Twenty-four patients underwent RALNU and 8 patients underwent LESSNU. There was no significant blood loss, intraoperative complication, or conversion to open or standard laparoscopy for either procedure. Median age was 55.1 months (range 4.5-171.8 months) for RALNU and 51.6 months (range 16.3-144.9 months) for LESSNU (P = .695). Median weight was 19.1 kg (range 7-55 kg) for RALNU and 16.9 kg (range 11-41 kg) for LESSNU (P = .727). Median operative time was 227 minutes (range 112-362 minutes) for RALNU and 174 minutes (range 74-288 minutes) for LESSNU (P = .028). Median length of hospital stay was 2 days (range 1-4 days) for RALNU and 1 day (range 0-6 days) for LESSNU (P = .134). Median in-patient postoperative narcotic use of morphine-equivalent was 0.03 mg/kg/day (range 0-0.2) for RALNU and <0.01 mg/kg/day (range 0-0.2) for LESSNU (P = .134). Median in-patient postoperative Ketorolac use was <0.01 mg/kg/day (range 0-0.8) for RALNU and <0.01 mg/kg/day (range 0-0.5) for LESSNU (P = .784). Median follow-up was 22 months (range 0.8-48.4 months) for RALNU and 18.8 months (range 0.3-29.4 months) for LESSNU (P = .361). We observed 2 complications (8.3%) in RALNU and 1 in LESSNU (P = 1). CONCLUSION: LESSNU has a significantly shorter operative time with comparable in-patient postoperative narcotics use as compared to RALNU.
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Laparoscopia , Nefrectomia/métodos , Robótica , Ureter/cirurgia , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
We describe pediatric robotic assisted laparoscopic left nephropexy in a 12-year-old female for symptomatic nephroptosis after partial nephroureterectomy.
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OBJECTIVE: To report our analysis of complications on pediatric robotic urologic procedures. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed for all robotic surgeries by pediatric urologists at a single pediatric institution, from the start of the robotic surgery program in February 2009 through February 2013. Data included patient demographics, intraoperative details, outcomes, and complications (Clavien system). RESULTS: The analysis included 136 patients. There were 10 different types of procedures performed by 3 pediatric urologists. There were no intraoperative complications, robotic malfunctions, conversions to open or laparoscopic surgery, or mortalities. There were 11 total complications (8.1%): 2 grade I (1.5%), 7 grade II (5.1%), and 2 grade IIIb (1.5%). Complications included ileus in 2 patients (1.5%), port site infection in 2 (1.5%), urinary leak in 2 (1.5%), urinary retention in 2 (1.5%), urinary tract infection in 2 (1.5%), and stent migration in 1 (0.7%). The complication rate was in 3 of 10 infants (30%) and 8 of 126 noninfants (6.3%), P = .035. However, grade I, II, and IIIb complication rates were not significantly higher in infants vs noninfants, P = 1, .084, and .142, respectively. There was no difference in complication rates between the 3 surgeons. CONCLUSION: Pediatric robotic urologic procedures are safely performed with a relatively low complication rate and a low incidence of additional interventions owing to complications. Ongoing use of robotic technology in the pediatric population can be supported. Further reports are needed to validate our findings.
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Robótica , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Urológicos/efeitos adversos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Urológicos/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Lactente , Masculino , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
PURPOSE: To assess the outcomes of pediatric LaparoEndoscopic Single Site (LESS) orchidopexy using a commercially available multi-channel single port (MCSP) and flexible tip laparoscope (FTL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed of children who underwent LESS orchidopexy by a single surgeon at a pediatric institution. A commercially available MCSP was utilized at the umbilicus. A 5 mm FTL and 3 mm and 5 mm instruments were used for the dissection. Follow-up visits were performed 2-4 weeks and 6-12 months after surgery to assess position and size of the testes. RESULTS: A total of 17 patients were identified. Median age was 11 months (range 3-43). Sixteen patients underwent primary orchidopexy, including two bilateral procedures and five primary Fowler-Stephens (FS) procedures. One patient underwent a staged FS orchidopexy, with the LESS technique utilized during the second stage. Median laparoscopic dissection time for each testis was 35 minutes (range 22-40). There was no blood loss or intraoperative complications. All testes were noted to be in the scrotum without testicular atrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Our initial experience with this technique was favorable with excellent outcomes. LESS orchidopexy is facilitated with a MCSP and FTL.
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Criptorquidismo/cirurgia , Laparoscópios , Orquidopexia/métodos , Pré-Escolar , Desenho de Equipamento , Seguimentos , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important causative agent in myositis and pyomyositis, but its involvement in quadriceps tendon tears has not been reported until now. In the case reported here, accurate diagnosis was delayed because of the unique presentation, and the infection was mismanaged with corticosteroids because of the presumptive diagnosis of an inflammatory pathology. Subsequently, aggressive surgical and antibiotic management produced a satisfactory outcome. Early detection and appropriate management of these infections are extremely important in preventing limb- and life-threatening consequences.
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/isolamento & purificação , Infecções Estafilocócicas/complicações , Traumatismos dos Tendões/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Músculo Quadríceps/microbiologia , Músculo Quadríceps/cirurgia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/cirurgia , Traumatismos dos Tendões/microbiologia , Traumatismos dos Tendões/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
We describe pediatric robotic assisted laparoscopic bladder diverticulectomy with a ureteral reimplantation in a 9-year-old male for a symptomatic paraureteral diverticulum.