H. Biemann Othersen

TL;DR: The Third National Wilms' Tumor Study as discussed by the authors sought to reduce treatment for low-risk patients and find better chemotherapy for those at high risk for relapse by randomized treatment regimens.

TL;DR: The relatively high incidence of problems with MIRPE is probably related to the learning curve associated with the introduction of this new technique and awareness of technical details, careful patient selection, use of a stabilizing bar, and thoracoscopy likely will result in decreased complications.

TL;DR: The majority of morbidity and all seven mortalities occurred in patients with volvulus and intestinal necrosis, regardless of age or chronicity of symptoms, and the need for consideration of Ladd's procedure is emphasized.

TL;DR: A case of severe essential fatty acid deficiency which occurred during a period of fat-free parenteral alimentation is demonstrated, in which the scaly skin lesions, growth retardation, and altered plasma fatty acid pattern seen previously in infants receiving oral diets deficient in essential fatty acids were observed.

TL;DR: Endoscopically directed hydrostatic balloon tracheoplasty is a safe and effective method for the treatment of tracheal stenosis of varying causes and several adjunctive techniques have been performed, including electrocautery of granulation tissue and parenteral use of steroids.