Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Non una semplice polmonite

Battistella N, De Carlo C.

2026/6 — pag. 394-395 — DOI

A 5-year-old boy presented to the Paediatric Emergency Room with a 9-day fever and crepitant rales at the right lung base, unresponsive to oral antibiotics. Chest ultrasound revealed a 6.5 cm consolidation containing rounded hypoechoic fluid structur...

Il segno del manubrio nel trauma addominale pediatrico: due casi clinici e revisione del significato diagnostico

Cavaglià E, Pezzuto FM, Garelli D, Helallani H, Pini CM

2026/6 — pag. 156-162 — DOI

Abdominal injuries caused by bicycle handlebar impact, although potentially severe, are often underestimated. In children the handlebar acts as a blunt object with a small surface area, transmitting concentrated impact energy and causing visceral dam...

Quando un trauma apparentemente lieve provoca una lesione grave: perforazione duodenale isolata da manubrio di bicicletta

Raggio C, Ginammi M, Pacati I

2026/6 — pag. 147-150 — DOI

Traumatic duodenal injuries are rare in the paediatric population and isolated duodenal perforation (IDP) is even rarely reported. Delayed diagnosis and treatment may lead to severe complications. In Italy published literature on this topic is limite...

Oltre al wheezing, c'è di più: una storia da approfondire

Virgili F, Nenna R, Di Mattia G, Mancino E, Matera L, Midulla F

2026/5 — pag. 124-126 — DOI

Recurrent wheezing in preschool children is frequently linked to infectious causes, yet it may also indicate underlying structural anomalies such as bronchogenic cysts (BC), which are rare congenital thoracic malformations. This report presents the c...

Una brucellosi che mima una malattia linfoproliferativa

Minute M, Borgo S

2026/4 — pag. 97-98 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with abdominal pain, weight loss and fever. Imaging (US and CT) revealed widespread lymphadenopathy, initially suggesting a lymphoproliferative disorder. Diagnostic workup excluded malignancy...

Cefalea frontale con tumefazione: un raro caso di pneumoencefalo di origine infettiva

Raffaldi I, Dall'Olio E, Mogni R, Castagno E, Cerchio R, Garazzino S, Pruccoli G, Denina M, Peradotto F, Bondone C

2026/1 — pag. 1-4 — DOI

Intracranial complications of acute sinusitis in children are uncommon but may lead to serious neurological impairment. These intracranial complications include pneumocephalus, cerebral abscess, empyema, meningitis, cellulitis, orbital abscess and ca...

Kinari: origini indiane, ma non c’entra Ilaria: febbre e segno della mano (molto) gialla

2025/9 — pag. 569-572 — DOI

Una macrocrania subacuta

Incandela V, Mazza S

2025/4 — pag. 97-98 — DOI

A six-month-old infant was admitted to the Emergency Room for loss of consciousness, vomiting and eye deviation. Clinical findings included macrocephaly, bulging fontanelle and repeated episodes of loss of consciousness and vomiting. Brain CT and MRI...

Un lattante con respiro rapido e opacità a vetro smerigliato: è NEHI

Donna L

2025/3 — pag. 64-65 — DOI

An 8-month-old infant was evaluated for persistent polypnea with crackles and wheezing that had occurred 4 months earlier after bronchiolitis. Clinical and radiological findings led to the diagnosis of infant neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (NEHI), a...

Una bambina molto in gamba…: alla ricerca del suo dolore

Mambelli L, Gagliardo B, Minguzzi M, Marchetti F.

2024/1 — pag. 45-47 — DOI

Osteoid osteoma is a condition that causes pain and limping in the lower extremity. Therefore, a thorough investigation is necessary in preschool children with prolonged pain and limping. The paper presents the case of a 6-year-old girl with severe n...

Esposizioni radiodiagnostiche in età evolutiva

Corbella D, Tinelli D, Righini A.

2022/3 — pag. 161-167 — DOI

An increase in the quantitative lifetime radiation risk in the paediatric age, correlated with an exponential rise in computed tomography (CT) examinations, has been observed worldwide. Moreover, a positive association between the exposure to radiati...

C’era una volta un bernoccolo…

Da Lozzo P

2022/2 — pag. 56-56 — DOI

An 8-year-old boy presenting with a long-standing cranial bumps was eventually diagnosed with bone fibrodysplasia. The clinical features of this condition and its possible association with McCune-Albright syndrome are discussed. ...

Due casi di frattura depressa del cranio o frattura “ping pong”

Rizzello E, Migliarino V, Prisco A, Rabach I, Barbi E, Cozzi G

2022/1 — pag. 59-62 — DOI

The paper presents two cases of depressed skull fracture or “ping pong” fracture. This type of fracture is typical of neonatal age or toddlers, ages in which cranial bones are still malleable and not very resistant. Obstetrical causes are more freque...

Le fratture della base cranica: clinica e TC alla… base di tutto

Prisco A, Migliarino V, Cozzi G, Giorgi R, Barbi E

2022/1 — pag. 17-20 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 14-year-old boy with skull base fracture due to head trauma. The skull base fracture represents around 20% of skull fractures after trauma and has to be suspected considering the dynamics of the trauma and the clinical...

Due casi di frattura depressa del cranio o frattura “ping pong”

Rizzello E, Migliarino V, Prisco A, Rabach I, Barbi E, Cozzi G

2022/1 — pag. 6-9 — DOI

The paper presents two cases of depressed skull fracture or “ping pong” fracture. This type of fracture is typical of neonatal age or toddlers, ages in which cranial bones are still malleable and not very resistant. Obstetrical causes are more freque...

Storia di un murmure vescicolare che non c’è

Varriale G, Greco M, Tamborino A

2021/8 — pag. 259-260 — DOI

The case of a child with basal left recurrent pneumonia is described. A localized bronchomalacia due to a vascular ring was eventually diagnosed....

Una sacroileite poco infiammatoria

Carbogno S

2021/7 — pag. 221-221 — DOI

The case of Ewing sarcoma initially misinterpreted as an infective sacroileitis is presented. The pitfalls in the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma are also discussed....

C’è dolore e dolore: l’osteoma osteoide

Rizza S

2021/6 — pag. 394-394 — DOI

A 5-year-old boy with one-month history of atraumatic pain in his left leg was taken to the ED for a severe pain attack. A femoral osteoid osteoma was eventually diagnosed after the performance of a CT scan...

Un boccone indigesto

Vidoni M, Celestino S, Tomat M, Pilotto C, Cogo P

2021/6 — pag. 398-398 — DOI

The authors describe a case of a 9-year-old boy with oesophageal perforation and pneumomediastinum due to the ingestion of a little chicken bone....

Un suono che inganna: quando sospettare il doppio arco aortico

Giannone V, Goia M, Bignamini E

2021/4 — pag. 109-113 — DOI

The article describes a case of a 10-month-old male infant presenting with respiratory distress, laryngotracheitis and double aortic arch (DAA). Tracheal compression by vascular structures in infants is uncommon and may be masked by nonspecific respi...

Uno strano torcicollo

Bizzarri I, Di Genova L, Paglino A

2021/3 — pag. 85-85 — DOI

Polmoniti ricorrenti

G. Riccio

2020/10 — pag. 659-660 — DOI

The paper describes the case of an adolescent with recurrent pneumonia with lobar bronchiectasis. The Authors suggest that a chest CT should always be performed after a second episode of typical localized pneumonia but even after a fourth, less de...

Gli ascessi retrofaringei

L. Bernardini, L. Serra, E. Calamelli, P. Bottau, D. Silvestrini, A. Pession

2020/3 — pag. 161-166

The retropharyngeal abscess is a rare pathology nonetheless it has always to be considered in presence of fever (hyperpyrexia) and neck stiffness. In fact, it can be burdened by an important morbidity and mortality, however the advent of antibiotic...

L’anello vascolare di Veronica

F. Corrias

2020/1 — pag. 12-13

Ematuria, proteinuria e sindrome dello schiaccianoci

M. Pennesi

2019/2 — pag. 125-126

Quanto fanno male i “raggi”?

M. Fontana

2019/1 — pag. 6-8

Una polmonite che non guarisce

M. Delle Piane, T. Ceglie, A. Pizzol, C. Gabiano, P. Tovo

2016/7

Un "incidentaloma" post-traumatico

V. Genchi, C. Cafagno, R. Francavilla

2016/6

The paper reports a case of pseudopapillary solid tumour of the pancreas, or Frantz tumour or Hamoudi tumour, accidentally discovered after a traumatic event. US + ECD, CT and MRI were used for final diagnosis, suspected by the imaging and histologic...

Un lobo polmonare iperlucente

G. Vieni, S. Pusceddu, L. Mambelli, F. Pugliese, V. Poletti, F. Marchetti

2015/9 — pag. 593-595

The paper describes the case of a 7-year-old female child with a history of chronic cough following an acute respiratory infection and unilateral hyperlucent lung on chest radiograph. The diagnosis was Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome, based on chara...

Un lobo polmonare iperlucente

G. Vieni, S. Pusceddu, L. Mambelli, F. Pugliese, V. Poletti, F. Marchetti

2015/9

The paper describes the case of a 7-year-old female child with a history of chronic cough following an acute respiratory infection and unilateral hyperlucent lung on chest radiograph. The diagnosis was Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome, based on character...

Un ragazzo con la pancia piena

A. Maietta, M. Minute

2015/1

Tutte le CRMO escono col buco!

C. Sandrin, G. Ferrara

2014/7

Una capriola “di troppo” come causa di emorragia del clivus

S. Dal Bo, G. Turla, M. Stella, A. Tomassina, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2014/6 — pag. 397-399

Le 10 raccomandazioni per scegliere saggiamente (“choosing wisely”) in pediatria

2014/6 — pag. 359-360

Ipoacusia monolaterale permanente nel bambino: approccio diagnostico e impatto sulla vita del paziente

A.V. Marcuzzo, E. Muzzi, R. Marchi, C. Marchese, E. Orzan

2014/6

Un ascesso retrofaringeo recidivante

A. Favret, C. Germani, F.M. Murru, E. Neri, D. Grasso, E. Barbi

2013/9 — pag. 597-598

Emorragia intraventricolare da malformazione artero-venosa del plesso coroideo in paziente di 13 anni con cefalea

E.A. Di Maio, M. Pagano, L. Mastrodicasa, R. Pimazzoni, F. Bisanti, V. Tartaglia, A. Cataldi, P. Peretta, A. Brach del Prever

2013/9

The article reports the case of a 13 year-old male presenting to the Emergency Unit with nausea, vomiting and sudden headache. He had no focal neurological deficits and basic laboratory tests were normal. The basal computerized tomography evidenced a...

Un ascesso retrofaringeo recidivante

A. Favret, C. Germani, F.M. Murru, E. Neri, D. Grasso, E. Barbi

2013/9

Un’appendicite di troppo

E. Zanelli, S. Crocco

2013/6 — pag. 395-397

Stump appendicitis is the re-inflammation of the residual appendiceal tissue after an appendectomy. It is a rare and unknown complication of appendectomy. Clinical features of stump appendicitis do not differ from acute appendicitis, even though th...

TAC (nel bambino) e sviluppo di tumori Criminal minds La parte... allergica dell’IGARIS Atipici e molto cattivi FANS e danno renale acuto Voce dal sen sfuggita… più richiamar non vale Quando la linfoadenite è una Kawasaki senza Kawasaki

2013/6 — pag. 353-354

Choosing wisely in pediatria: meno antibiotici e meno TAC

F. Marchetti

2013/6 — pag. 347-350

Un’appendicite di troppo

E. Zanelli, S. Crocco

2013/6

Stump appendicitis is the re-inflammation of the residual appendiceal tissue after an appendectomy. It is a rare and unknown complication of appendectomy. Clinical features of stump appendicitis do not differ from acute appendicitis, even though th...

L’ascesso retrofaringeo

A. Favret, C. Germani, G. Pelos, E. Benelli, M. Gregori, E. Barbi

2013/3 — pag. 159-166

Retropharyngeal abscess in children is a rare suppurative complication of upper respiratory infections. Clinical manifestations can be variable but the most common features are fever, neck pain, neck lymphoadenopathy, neck mass, torticollis, neck sti...

Un torcicollo indigesto

M. Vidoni, E. Zanelli

2013/3

La solita cefalea?

E. Alberti, M. Del Pistoia, M. Leoni, F. Vierucci

2013/2

Obesità: nuovi rischi La Pediatria di famiglia alla ricerca di nuovi modelli assistenziali Nefrite focale e tomografia computerizzata La diagnosi di malattia celiaca: un approccio semplificato conforme alle Linee Guida ESPGHAN

2012/10 — pag. 624-627

Bambini, TAC e tumori Come salvarsi dal citomegalovirus Pertosse: retrocessione agli anni “Quaranta” Cortisone inalatorio Rischio di subire violenza e disabilità Frequenza respiratoria Tatuaggi, micobatteri non tubercolari e dintorni

2012/8 — pag. 489-490

Il trauma cranico minore in Pronto Soccorso

G. La Fauci, G. Pagano, A. Biasini, E. Valletta

2012/7 — pag. 436-441

Head trauma is one of the most common causes of access to paediatric emergency services and it is the leading cause of death and disability after the first year of life. However, the approach to minor head injury (MHI), which by definition should b...

Trauma cranico minore in età pediatrica: una sfida ancora aperta per il medico di pronto soccorso

L. Da Dalt, S. Bressan

2012/7 — pag. 415-417

Quando l’apparenza inganna

S. Lega, M. Pavan

2012/6

Quando tutto sembra procedere per il verso giusto...o sbagliato...

A. Petracchi, S. Biondi, E. Bellocci, E. Giaconi, C. Favre

2011/10

Una bronchiolite rivelatrice

C. De Chiara, F. de Seta, R. Kosova, L. de Seta

2011/4 — pag. 242-246

A case of acute respiratory distress with hypoxia in a 28-day-newborn presenting with the symptoms of bronchiolitis during an epidemic period is described. The persistence of the symptoms associated with a radiological picture of the chest showing ...

Una sinusite complicata

G. Gorlato, S. Pastore, M. Chinello, D. Sanabor, F. Marchetti

2011/2

We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with a one-month-and-an-half story of fever, rhinorrhoea, headache and vomiting. Initially neurological assessment resulted normal and a diagnosis of acute sinus infection was made. Since the patient worsened,...

Criteri per identificare in Pronto Soccorso i bambini a rischio molto basso di lesioni cerebrali importanti dopo trauma cranicoIl cosleeping in ambiente a rischio: ruolo nella SIDS

Associazione Culturale Pediatri, IRCSS “Burlo Garofolo”, Centro per la Salute del Bambino

2010/3

Primo pomeriggio in PS

C. Zanchi, G. Cont, L. Rubert

2010/2

Pisolo

A. Lambertini, M.T. Bartolini, A. Pini, S. Giovannini

2010/1 — pag. 51

Osteoma osteoide trattato con ablazione percutanea con radiofrequenze: descrizione di un caso

A. Andreacchio, E. Bailo, N. Sardi, G. Grazia

2009/3 — pag. 189-190

Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a small, benign bone tumour that occurs in young people. The most common skeletal sites are the metaphysis or diaphysis of long bones. We report a case of a 13-year-old boy with a 5-month history of pain in the right femur...

Osteoma osteoide trattato con ablazione percutanea con radiofrequenze: descrizione di un caso

A. Andreacchio, E. Bailo, N. Sardi, G. Grazia

2009/3

Lesione nodulare retroauricolare in un lattante. Descrizione di un caso clinico e revisione della letteratura

E. Giacomoni, L. Pecorari, A. Savelli, P. Gagliano, S. Bitetti

2008/5

Una ragazza con una tumefazione claveare

A. Lorusso, L. Lepore, L. Ammar

2007/5

Malformazione adenoido-cistica congenita (CCAM) polmonare

L. Calligaris, A. Trappan, F. Zennaro

2006/9

Dalla clinica all'esame strumentale: un ragazzo con sepsi e dolore alla gamba

Z. Cannioto, S. Storelli, F. Zennaro, J. Schleef, F. Marchetti

2006/2

Una polmonite cavitaria

F. Marchetti, M. Maschio, E. Barbi

2005/2

“I bambini hanno diritto di crescere in buona salute e di contribuire loro stessi alla salute e allo sviluppo del Paese in cui sono natiManifestazioni gastrointestinali dell’infezione postnatale da citomegalovirusAmbiente e salute del bambinoTraumi cranici “minori” A chi fare la TAC?Gel di morfina nella analgesia “topica”: l’uovo di Colombo?Ancora sulla terapia del dolore: anticonvulsivanti come analgesici nella Guillain-BarréStreptococco e cervello: ovvero l’ampio spettro clinico delle PANDASIl trattamento della malattia infiammatoria cronica nel bambino: tre spunti “italici” dal Congresso mondiale di Gastroenterologia pediatrica

2004/7 — pag. 421-422

Il bambino con tosse cronica e bronchiectasie: inquadramento e proposte terapeutiche

C. Braggion, U. Pradal, A. Delmarco, M. Carli

2003/6 — pag. 371-380

Little is known about the prevalence of bronchiectasis (BR) in paediatric age. However, outside the case of cystic fibrosis (CF), they seem to be rare. The BR can be localised or disseminated. For the former, the most common etiology is post-infect...

Un caso di zoppia

G. Maranzana

2001/9

Un caso clinico dalla letteratura internazionale, con integrazioni patogenetico-cliniche

G. Bartolozzi

2001/7

Valutazione quantitativa dell'idrocefalo neonatale mediante TC volumetrica con ricostruzioni tridimensionali

F. Zennaro, R. Ammar, P. Guastalla, M. Quercini

2000/5

Valutazione quantitativa dell’idrocefaloneonatale mediante tc volumetricacon ricostruzioni tridimensionali

F. Zennaro, R. Ammar, P. Guastalla, M. Quercini

2000/5 — pag. 325-328

In low-weight new-borns with hydrocephalus, neither the pressure of liquor nor the size of intraventricular diameters provides reliable information to proceed to a precise calculation the amount of liquor to be removed in case of emergency without...

Una massa mediastinica… di troppo

L. De Seta, G. Aurelio, M. Grimaldi

2000/2 — pag. 113-115

Quanti raggi prende il bambino

F. Brizzi

1997/9 — pag. 581-582

The risk deriving from various kind of esposure to radiation is reviewed with particular emphasis on exposure for diagnostic purposes. There is no exposure thershold that can be considered safe. The risk depends on the amount of radiation and on...