Nectarine stalk aspiration in a toddler: delayed diagnosis

Delayed Bleeding in a Toddler.

Massive powder aspiration in a toddler.

We report a case of aspiration of calcium carbonate powder by a toddler. Bronchoscopic removal of aspirated contents resulted in favourable outcome.

Missing Pituitary Stalk: A Key to the Diagnosis

Diagnosis of Foreign Body Aspiration in 74 Children

SUMMARY‏ Foreign body aspiration can be life treatening if it causes acute airway obstruction. For diagnosis the physician must ask for a detailed history and perform physical examination. In this research 74 cases of foreign body aspiration in children between 18 months and 16 Years old are reviewed. These patients came to E.N. T department of Shaheed Rahnemoon Hospital of Yazd for a period o...

Delayed diagnosis of pituitary stalk interruption syndrome with severe recurrent hyponatremia caused by adrenal insufficiency

Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) involves the occurrence of a thin or absent pituitary stalk, hypoplasia of the adenohypophysis, and ectopic neurohypophysis. Diagnosis is confirmed using magnetic resonance imaging. Patients with PSIS have a variable degree of pituitary hormone deficiency and a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. The clinical course of the disease in our patien...