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Purpose Fatality resulting from respiratory collapse (RC) during general anesthesia (GA) induction in children with mediastinal tumors has been reported. We explored potentially useful parameters for predicting the risk of RC based on objective imaging results. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of 31 patients (median age: 4years; range: 4months–15years) with mediastinal tumors treated between 2000 and 2015. Comparing those with RC under GA induction to those without (RC group vs. non-RC group), we analyzed a variety of factors that might predict respiratory obstruction during GA induction, including our new parameter, the standardized tumor volume (STV), which is adapted from the formula for the volume of an ellipsoid. Results All eight patients in the RC group had large tumors in the anterior mediastinum, including lymphoma, teratoma, and germ cell tumor. The mean STV value of the RC group was significantly larger than that of the non-RC group (3.6±1.4 vs. 1.4±1.0, p =0.006). Using an STV cut-off value of 2.5, the sensitivity and specificity for predicting RC under GA induction were both 0.86, making STV more useful than previously reported risk factors. Conclusion Anterior mediastinal tumors in children can often cause airway obstruction under GA induction. Measuring STV can help predict the respiratory risk during GA among pediatric patients with anterior mediastinal tumors. Level of Evidence III.

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A rare case of gastric duplication of childhood is reported. A 1-month-old boy underwent pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. At laparotomy, a protruding lesion was identified in the anterior wall of the pylorus. The pylorus was hypertrophic as indicated preoperatively, and a normal pyloromyotomy was performed. Wedge biopsy of the protruding lesion revealed an intestinal structure, and gastric duplication was diagnosed. The child remained asymptomatic thereafter, but considering the risk of the duplication becoming symptomatic, a second laparotomy was performed at 1 year of age. The duplication cyst shared part of the wall with the pylorus, and the cyst was removed by cystectomy, leaving the pyloric muscle intact. The cyst was found to be communicating with the pancreatic duct. The child is doing well without any symptoms as of 18 months after second laparotomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest case of gastroduodenal duplication with pancreatic duct communication yet reported.