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van Brakel J, Dinkelman-Smit M, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SMPF, Hazebroek FWJ, Dohle GR. Sperm DNA damage measured by sperm chromatin structure assay in men with a history of undescended testes. Andrology 2017. [PMID: 28637089 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare sperm DNA damage between men with a history of congenital undescended testis (UDT) and men with a history of acquired UDT. A long-term follow-up study of men with previous UDT was performed. Fifty men with congenital UDT who had undergone orchiopexy at childhood age, 49 men with acquired UDT after a 'wait-and-see'-protocol (e.g. awaiting spontaneous descent until puberty and perform an orchiopexy in case of non-decent), and 22 healthy proven fertile men were included. The DNA fragmentation index (DFI) using sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) was used to express the level of sperm DNA damage. Decreased fertility potential was considered if DFI was above 30%. Sperm DNA damage was not statistically different between cases of congenital and acquired UDT. DFI was significantly more often >30% in the complete group of men with congenital UDT (9/50; 18%) and in the subgroup with bilateral congenital UDT (3/7; 43%) in comparison with the controls (none) (p-value 0.049 and 0.01, respectively). Age at orchiopexy in congenital UDT had no statistical effect on DNA damage. In men with acquired UDT, DFI did not statistically differ between those having undergone orchiopexy and those experiencing spontaneous descent. This study supports the hypothesis that UDT is a spectrum representing both congenital UDT and acquired UDT. Sperm DNA damage at adult age is not influenced by age at orchiopexy in congenital UDT cases and by orchiopexy or spontaneous descent in acquired UDT cases.
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- Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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van der Plas EM, van Brakel J, Meij-de Vries A, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SMPF, Hazebroek FWJ, Hack WWM, Dohle GR. Acquired undescended testes and fertility potential: is orchiopexy at diagnosis better than awaiting spontaneous descent? Andrology 2015; 3:677-84. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Pediatric Surgery; Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital; Rotterdam the Netherlands
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- Pediatrics; Medical Center Alkmaar; Alkmaar the Netherlands
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- Urology; Erasmus MC; Rotterdam the Netherlands
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van Brakel J, Kranse R, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SMPF, Hendriks AEJ, de Jong FH, Bangma CH, Hazebroek FWJ, Dohle GR. Fertility potential in men with a history of congenital undescended testes: a long-term follow-up study. Andrology 2012; 1:100-8. [PMID: 23258637 DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2012.00024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2012] [Revised: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Men with a history of congenital undescended testes (UDT) have an increased risk of fertility problems. Despite no definitive proof, current guidelines recommend early surgical intervention because this may have a positive effect on future fertility potential by preventing degenerative changes of the testes in early life. Also surgical intervention facilitates observability of the testes in view of possible malignancy. We evaluated testicular function in adult men with previous UDT treated at different ages before puberty. A long-term follow-up study of men with previous UDT was performed. Andrological evaluation included medical history taking, physical examination, scrotal ultrasound, determination of reproductive hormones, and semen analysis. Findings were compared with those of a control group of men with normal testicular descent. The influence of age at orchiopexy on future fertility parameters was evaluated in a multivariate regression analysis. 62 men were included of whom seven had had bilateral UDT. Twenty-four patients had had their orchiopexy before the age of 24 months of whom eight men had it before 12 months of age. Forty-eight men had had unsuccessful luteinizing-hormone-releasing-hormone (LHRH) nasal spray treatment during childhood, whereas 14 of 24 men operated before 24 months of age had not received LHRH treatment before orchiopexy. Fertility potential in men with a history of UDT is compromised in comparison with controls. We could not detect any influence of age at orchiopexy on fertility parameters. However, the number of patients operated before the age of 12 months is limited. This study does not support the assumption that early orchiopexy results in better fertility potential.
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- J van Brakel
- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Brakel J, Dohle GR, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SMPF, Hazebroek FWJ. Surgical findings in acquired undescended testis: an explanation for pubertal descent or non-descent? Eur J Pediatr Surg 2011; 21:351-5. [PMID: 21879460 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1285842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AIM Surgical findings were studied to find an explanation for the phenomenon that some acquired undescended testes (UDT) descend spontaneously whereas others need orchiopexy. METHODS In patients with acquired UDT spontaneous descent was awaited until at least Tanner stage P2G2. Orchiopexy was performed when a stable scrotal position had not been achieved by the end of follow-up. RESULTS Orchiopexy was needed in 57 of 132 cases (43%). In cases requiring orchiopexy, the difference in testis volume compared to the contralateral healthy testis was significantly larger than for spontaneously descended testes. 41 (72%) undescended testes were found in the superficial inguinal pouch; 16 (28%) at the external annulus. 26 of the 41 testes in the superficial inguinal pouch position (63%) could be manipulated preoperatively into a non-stable scrotal position; 15 could only reach the scrotal entrance prior to surgery. None of the 16 testes located at the external annulus could reach a scrotal position. Inguinal exploration in most cases revealed a fibrous string or a partially open processus vaginalis. CONCLUSION The mobility of acquired UDT located within the external annulus is limited. It is mainly the fibrous string and the partially open processus vaginalis that prevent normal elongation of the spermatic cord with growth. These testes are unlikely to descend spontaneously. Acquired UDT lying in the superficial inguinal pouch can often be pushed down well below the scrotal entrance. We speculate that under normal hormonal stimulation at puberty, some of these growing testes may overcome the strength of the fibrous string in the spermatic cord and descend again spontaneously.
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Hazebroek EJ, Hazebroek FWJ, Leibman S, Smith GS. Total esophagogastric dissociation in adult neurologically impaired patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux: an alternative approach. Dis Esophagus 2008; 21:742-5. [PMID: 18459984 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00834.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Patients with neuromuscular impairment, such as cerebral palsy or myotonic dystrophy, often suffer from oropharyngeal neuromuscular incoordination and severe gastresophageal reflux (GER). In 1997, Bianchi proposed total esophagogastric dissociation (TEGD) as an alternative to fundoplication and gastrostomy to eliminate totally the risk of recurrence of GER in neurologically impaired children. Little information exists about the best management for adult patients with severe neurological impairment in whom recurrent GER develops after failed fundoplication. We present our experience in three adult patients with neurological impairment in whom TEGD with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy and feeding gastrostomy was performed for permanent treatment of GER.
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- E J Hazebroek
- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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De Backer A, Madern GC, Pieters R, Haentjens P, Hakvoort-Cammel FGAJ, Oosterhuis JW, Hazebroek FWJ. Influence of tumor site and histology on long-term survival in 193 children with extracranial germ cell tumors. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2008; 18:1-6. [PMID: 18302061 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIMS Although germ cell tumors (GCT) supposedly share the same cell type of origin, their clinical course differs considerably depending on tumor site and histology. The aim of this work was to study long-term survival stratified for tumor site and tumor histology. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 193 consecutive infants and children with extracranial GCT were studied. The GCT arose in the following anatomical sites: sacrococcygeal (n = 70), ovary (n = 66), testis (n = 20), retroperitoneum (n = 12), neck (n = 8), mediastinum (n = 7), and miscellaneous (n = 10). Histological analysis revealed 152 teratomas (mature: 115, immature: 37), 27 yolk sac tumors, 8 mixed tumors, 2 dysgerminomas, 2 gonadoblastomas, 1 choriocarcinoma and 1 embryonal carcinoma. RESULTS Overall survival (OS) for the whole patient group was 0.91 +/- 0.02, and event-free survival (EFS) was 0.88 +/- 0.02 at ten years. Patients with gonadal GCT had a higher probability of OS than those with extragonadal GCT (p = 0.029). Patients with cervical and mediastinal tumors had a lower probability of EFS than those with gonadal, retroperitoneal or sacrococcygeal GCT (p = 0.018). Patients with choriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma, immature teratoma, yolk sac tumor and mixed GCT had a lower probability of EFS than patients with mature teratoma or gonadoblastoma (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Mortality in children with extracranial germ cell tumors is not only dictated by malignant histology, but also, as in the case of mature teratomas, by occurrence at certain sites.
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- A De Backer
- Pediatric Surgery Unit, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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Eijsbouts SW, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SMPF, Hazebroek FWJ. Further Evidence for Spontaneous Descent of Acquired Undescended Testes. J Urol 2007; 178:1726-9. [PMID: 17707013 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE It is still controversial whether acquired undescended testis can best be managed by orchiopexy or by the wait and see method. We prospectively evaluated spontaneous descent of acquired undescended testes and possible predictive factors in prepubertal boys. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1982 to 2004 spontaneous descent was awaited until at least Tanner stage P2G2 in 109 boys with a total of 83 unilateral and 52 bilateral acquired undescended testes. Annually we established testis position and size. After Tanner stage P2G2 orchiopexy was done for all testes in an unstable scrotal position. RESULTS Two boys (3 acquired undescended testes) were excluded from analysis. Of 132 acquired undescended testes 75 descended spontaneously (57%, 95% CI 48-65), including 40 of 75 (57%) in early puberty or before puberty and 32 of 75 (43%) in mid puberty. Orchiopexy was performed in 57 of 132 acquired undescended testes (43%). Acquired undescended testes showed an increasing chance of descending spontaneously with increasing age (p trend = 0.002). In 63 of 82 unilateral undescended testes we were able to compare testis volume at the onset of puberty with that of the healthy contralateral side. Of 17 testes that needed orchiopexy 12 (71%) had a volume that was more than 1 ml smaller than the healthy testis. This was noted in only 18 of 46 spontaneously descended acquired undescended testes (39%, p = 0.053). Other factors, such as the most caudal testicular position at referral or the frequency of confirmed descended testicular position before referral, were not predictive of spontaneous descent. CONCLUSIONS A conservative wait and see approach to acquired undescended testis until puberty could prevent more than half of the boys from undergoing orchiopexy and it does not seem detrimental in terms of testicular volume.
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- S W Eijsbouts
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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BACKGROUND Mediastinal germ cell tumors presenting during childhood are extremely rare. Publications on this entity are very scarce. This paper reports on the clinical presentations, method(s) of treatment, complications, results and outcomes in a series of children with mediastinal germ cell tumors. METHODS A retrospective chart review of 7 children treated between 1971 and 2001 for mediastinal germ cell tumor was carried out. Age at diagnosis and symptoms were recorded. Each patient's surgical treatment, peri- and postoperative complications, histological staging and final outcome were analysed. RESULTS The median age of the 4 boys and 3 girls was 3 years (range 21 months-15 years). The most frequent symptoms were respiratory distress, persistent coughing, thoracic pain and anorexia/weight loss. Four patients had histologically benign tumors (mature teratoma). Their sole treatment consisted of complete surgical excision of the tumor and (part of) the thymus using either median sternotomy or left-sided thoracotomy. Recovery was uneventful. No recurrences have been observed. All four are alive with no evidence of disease, between 2.5 and 29 years after treatment. Malignant tumors were observed in three patients (1 yolk sac tumor, 1 choriocarcinoma and 1 malignant teratoma). Treatment consisted of either biopsy or debulking followed by chemotherapy (and radiotherapy in 1 case). Two of them died from uncontrollable metastatic disease. The patient with yolk sac tumor survived; he is now in remission, 4 years after diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Both this study and the literature review testify to the extreme rarity of mediastinal germ cell tumors in childhood. Children with this type of tumor usually are severely symptomatic. Histologically benign tumors carry an excellent prognosis provided surgical excision is complete. Histologically malignant tumors, on the other hand, have a worse prognosis. However, the use of platinum-based combination chemotherapy has considerably increased the survival rates.
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- A De Backer
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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De Backer A, Madern GC, Wolffenbuttel KP, Oosterhuis JW, Hakvoort-Cammel FGAJ, Hazebroek FWJ. Testicular germ cell tumors in children: management and outcome in a series of 20 patients. J Pediatr Urol 2006; 2:197-201. [PMID: 18947609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2005.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 08/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Testicular germ cell tumors occurring during childhood are extremely rare. This study reports the clinical presentation, pathological diagnosis, treatment methods and outcome in a series of 20 boys, aged between 3.5 months and 16 years (median: 1.5 years; 19 were prepubertal), who were treated between 1963 and 2003. Histologically, mature teratoma was present in seven, immature teratoma in four and yolk sac tumor in nine. Nineteen patients were stage I; only one patient was stage IV. Of the 11 teratomas, 10 were treated by orchiectomy and one by testis-sparing tumor excision only. All 11 patients have survived and show no evidence of disease between 10 and 28 years after surgery. The nine patients with yolk sac tumor were managed by orchiectomy, in two plus retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, and in eight plus chemotherapy. One patient is in remission for 10 months, seven are alive with no evidence of disease for 5.5-23 years, and one patient died from a T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 2 years after the end of treatment of the testicular tumor. A gradual switch towards less invasive treatment has been observed over the years. This study confirms the excellent cure rates obtained in children with testicular germ cell tumor, provided diagnosis is prompt and treatment accurate.
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- A De Backer
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 101, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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BACKGROUND It is widely believed that hydrostatic reduction of intussusception is less successful in children with prolonged symptoms prior to presentation. AIM To prospectively evaluate success in relation to duration of symptoms. METHODS Prospective study in which children, regardless of symptom duration, underwent an attempt at hydrostatic reduction. RESULTS Of 113 children presenting with intussusception, 16 had peritonitis and required immediate laparotomy. A hydrostatic reduction was attempted in 97 and was successful in 77 (79%). There were 26 successful reductions with symptoms <12 hours (81%), 30 with symptoms for 12-24 hours (81%), and 21 with symptoms >24 hours (75%). CONCLUSION The success rate with hydrostatic reduction was not significantly influenced by symptom duration.
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- E D van den Ende
- Red Cross and Juliana Children's Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands
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Hanekamp MN, Tjin A Djie GCM, van Hoek-Ottenkamp WG, Hazebroek FWJ, Tibboel D, Postema RR. Does V-A ECMO increase the likelihood of chylothorax after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair? J Pediatr Surg 2003; 38:971-4. [PMID: 12778405 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00136-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The authors noticed a relatively large number of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) who had a chylothorax (CT). The data are reviewed. METHODS The charts of patients from 1990 until 2000 with CDH, treated with or without ECMO, together with the charts of patients treated with ECMO for other reasons and patients with esophageal atresia (EA) repair were reviewed. The diagnosis of CT was made if aspirated fluid appeared chylous and contained more than 90% lymphocytes or if the triglyceride level was more than 1.50 mmol/L. RESULTS Eighty-nine patients with CDH were analyzed. Postoperatively, 10% had a CT-21% in CDH patients with ECMO treatment and 6% in CDH patients without ECMO treatment. This difference appeared to be significant (P <.05). The presence of a patch as independent variable for the development of CT also showed significance (P <.05). CONCLUSIONS Chylothorax presented in almost all cases as a left-sided fluid accumulation, and a patch was present in the majority of patients with CDH. Therefore, CT should be considered the result of the severity of the defect rather than the consequence of ECMO as a therapeutic modality.
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- M N Hanekamp
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Molenaar JC, Hagoort J, Hazebroek FWJ. [One hundred years of the Association of Surgeons in the Netherlands. IX. Pediatric surgery]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2002; 146:1551-6. [PMID: 12212504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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The Working Group 'Surgrey in Children and Newborns', founded in 1974, was the precursor of the first subsection of the Association of Surgeons in the Netherlands, founded in 1981: the Netherlands Association for Paediatric Surgrey. Around 1900, paediatric surgery acquired an identity on the basis of what took place in children's hospitals. All the admissions were then on social indications with a surgeon being called in as a consultant if necessary. Following the Second World War, the development in anaesthesia and analgesia and an increasing understanding of metabolic processes made ever larger operations possible. The required specific expertise and the need to bring it together were decisive arguments for the foundation of the subsection. Since then, the developmental biological and genetic aspects of severe congenital malformations have, inter alia, become new topics for investigation; the consequences for medical ethics continue to be a point for attention.
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- J C Molenaar
- Erasmus Medisch Centrum, locatie Sophia Kinderziekenhuis, afd. Kinderheelkunde, Rotterdam.
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We report a case of spinal epidural abscess presenting as abdominal pain. An 7-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain. He was operated on under suspicion of appendicitis. During operation, no abnormalities were found. Postoperatively, the abdominal pain did not subside. Subsequently, the boy developed neurological abnormalities. MRI showed a spinal epidural abscess. A laminectomy was performed and the boy was treated with antibiotics; he recovered well. This case showed that it is important to consider a spinal epidural abscess as a cause of abdominal pain with fever in children.
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- E R Flikweert
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Bos AP, Broers CJM, Hazebroek FWJ, Van Hemel JO, Tibboel D, Wesby-Van Swaay E, Molenaar JC. Avoidance of emergency surgery in newborn infants with trisomy 18. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90716-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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