There is a wide array of pathologies which can cause diffuse changes in the pediatric kidney. The purpose of the presentation is to show a multimodality pictorial review of characteristic findings of a wide variety of diffuse renal abnormalities in the pediatric patient. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Goldwasser Bernard, Kazmi Faaiza, Urbine Jacqueline, Poletto Erica, Malik Archana, Mallon Mary

Keywords: renal mass, congenital renal abnormalities, syndromes affecting the kidney

When evaluating the pediatric neuroaxis, it is important to include the extra-axial spaces in the radiologists’ search pattern. The purpose of the presentation is to show a multimodality pictorial review of characteristic findings of extra-axial CNS lesions detected on CT and MRI. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Goldwasser Bernard, Malik Archana, Poletto Erica, Urbine Jacqueline, Kazmi Faaiza, Mallon Mary

Keywords: dural mass, extra-axial masses

The formation of one or more intestinal strictures is a known complication of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Multiple prior investigations have found that the occurrence of colonic strictures is higher than small intestinal strictures, at an approximate ratio of 2-3:1. We hypothesized that small intestinal strictures may be more prevalent than colonic strictures at our urban, academic, tertiary care children’s hospital. Our first aim was to determine the incidence of small intestinal and colonic strictures in patients with prior medically treated NEC who had not undergone previous surgical intervention. Second, we attempted to evaluate for differences in demographics and other clinical variables between the group of patients with small intestinal strictures versus the group with colonic strictures. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Poletto Erica, Richards Matthew, Goldwasser Bernard, Meckmongkol Teerin, Ciullo Sean, Prasad Rajeev

Keywords: necrotizing enterocolitis, stricture