CT scans have added to the repertoire of clinicians in the assessment of pediatric head injury population, but judicious use is required given radiation exposure, malignancy risk, and resource constraints. Guidelines and head injury rules have been developed, for adults and children, to support ...
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patients receiving heparin or coumadin who had head trauma and who subsequently underwent cranial CT at a level I trauma center within a 4-year period. Patients were evaluated for mechanism of injury, clinical signs and symptoms of head injury, and type and re...
Indications for Brain Computed Tomography and Hospital Admission in Pediatric Patients with Minor Head Injury: How Much Can We Rely upon Clinical Findings? Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients with a minor head injury (MHI) who were admitted to a pedi...
Patients with HIV-KS who either experienced progression while receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for at least 1 month or did not regress despite HAART for at least 4 months were administered bevacizumab 15 mg/kg intravenously on days 1 and 8 and then every 3 weeks. The prim...
Transoral robotic surgery for head and neck malignancies: Imaging features in presurgical workup The objective of this article was to review the indications for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in head and neck malignancies. The role of imaging in pati... Kwan Benjamin Y.M.Khan Nazir Mohammed...
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The indications for enteroclysis ensue from the clinical questions. The place of small bowel investigation in the diagnostic work-up varies. In suspected Crohn's disease, this investigation has priority. Otherwise, when all other examinations have proved negative — laboratory tests, ultrasound, CT,...
Care is taken to slowly increase torque on each pin thereafter, especially if the halo will be used for traction, but we often stop short of the 1in-lb per year recommendation in these children. A head CT can be considered before pin placement to confirm suture closure in very young ...
Autologous Blood Injection for the Treatment of Muscular InjuryCalandruccio and Steiner (2017) stated that lateral epicondylitis is a frequent cause of elbow pain; most patients (80% to 90%) are successfully treated with standard non-operative methods (rest, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [...