title: [Osteoid osteoma in children: 5 cases treated with electrocoagulation].
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor. Its diagnosis is often delayed despite typical symptoms: severe pain mainly situated on the lower limbs and characteristically worse at night. Once diagnosed, an antalgic treatment by aspirin is well known to be very effective in relieving pain. Osteoid osteoma will resolve spontaneously. If symptoms persist despite the use of aspirin, surgery can be performed to remove the tumor. Percutaneous electrocoagulation can be performed instead of surgical resection as a less invasive procedure. The success rate of surgery and percutaneous electrocoagulation is comparable. We reviewed the cases of 5 patients who were hospitalized in our institution for percutaneous electrocoagulation of an osteoid osteoma. We compared them to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, université catholique de Louvain, CHU Mont-Godinne, 1, avenue G.-Therasse, 5530 Yvoir, Belgique.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gilliaux
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Wispelaere
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bodart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007512:Ischium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001241:Aspirin