2024
Massive thymic hyperplasia in a toddler masquerading as a loculated pleural effusion: A case report
Zolfaghari E, Shaughnessy M, Wu H, Caty M, Christison-Lagay E, Hornick M. Massive thymic hyperplasia in a toddler masquerading as a loculated pleural effusion: A case report. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2024, 110: 102885. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2024.102885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMassive thymic hyperplasiaChest X-rayThymic hyperplasiaCase reportComputed tomographyDifferential diagnosis of pediatric patientsSurveillance chest x-raysDiagnosis of pediatric patientsTrue thymic hyperplasiaRecurrent respiratory distressPost-operative coursePercutaneous core biopsyLoculated pleural effusionHistory of multiple admissionsPersistent respiratory symptomsSurgical resectionCore biopsyParapneumonic effusionPediatric patientsAbnormal findingsPleural effusionRight thoracotomyRare conditionRight hemithoraxSuspected pneumonia
1999
Bleeding in Children Caused by Gastrointestinal Vascular Lesions
Irish M, Caty M, Azizkhan R. Bleeding in Children Caused by Gastrointestinal Vascular Lesions. Seminars In Pediatric Surgery 1999, 8: 210-213. PMID: 10573431, DOI: 10.1016/s1055-8586(99)70028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular lesionsGastrointestinal vascular lesionsIntestinal vascular malformationsVascular malformation syndromesGastrointestinal bleedingNonoperative therapySurgical resectionTreatment optionsIntestinal lesionsVascular malformationsDifferential diagnosisSuccessful managementLesionsMalformation syndromeLaser photoablationChildrenBleedingResectionInfantsSyndromeTherapyMalformationsDiagnosis