Purpose Nonoperative management is the standard of care for hemodynamically stable
pediatric and adult blunt splenic injuries. In adults, most centers follow a well-defined …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if early, acute appendicitis in children
can be safely and effectively managed with antibiotics alone. Methods A retrospective …

Background Appendectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for acute
appendicitis. Recently the need for surgery has been challenged in both adults and children …

Solid pseudopapillary tumour is a rare carcinoma of the pancreas with low-grade malignant
potential that typically presents in females in their third decade. The tumour most commonly …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Wound management in children has traditionally consisted of
daily dressings. Although vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is well described in the adult …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness and patient
satisfaction with bracing for pectus carinatum (PC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty …

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is uncommon in pediatrics.
Because of the growing concern about the risks of radiation in children, the authors …

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a mesenchymal neoplasm of intermediate
malignancy. We describe the largest cohort of IMT patients to date, aiming to further …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if nonoperative management of acute
appendicitis in children is more cost effective than appendectomy. Methods A retrospective …

Background Image‐guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) is increasingly utilized
to diagnose solid tumors. The objective of this study is to determine whether PCNB is …