Follicular bronchiolitis in a child

Background  

Follicular bronchiolitis (FB) is an uncommon but important pulmonary manifestation in children.     

Minimally invasive circumcision with a novel plastic clamp technique: a review of 7,500 cases

Purpose  

We aimed to analyze the outcome of circumcisions performed with a new minimally invasive circumcision device.     

Nummular keratopathy in a patient with Hyper-IgD Syndrome

Purpose  

To report a case of recurrent nummular keratitis in a pediatric patient with Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome.     

Scatter radiation from chest radiographs: is there a risk to infants in a typical NICU?

Objective  

To evaluate the dose of scatter radiation to infants in a NICU in order to determine the minimal safe distance between isolettes.     

Conjoined twins in the Philippines: experience of a single institution

Introduction  

We describe our experience with 22 conjoined twins managed from 1974 to 2006.     

Perineal canal: a special entity of anorectal malformations in Vietnam

Purpose  

We report our clinical experience with the perineal canal and suggest the management.     

Outcome of In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest from a Single Center in Pakistan

Objective  

To review the incidence and outcome of in-hospital pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA).     

Comparative outcomes in intestinal atresia: a clinical outcome and pathophysiology analysis

Objective  

To describe the outcomes of 130 intestinal atresias between 1982 and 2007.     

Radiation exposure from pediatric head CT: a bi-institutional study

Background  

Medical radiation from CT should be kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), particularly in young patients.     

Adiponectin as a marker of complications in type I diabetes

Objective  

To evaluate adiponectin levels in children and adolescents with type I diabetes, and their relationship to long term complications.     

The incidence of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Quebec: a population data-based study

Objective  

To determine the population incidence of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) in Quebec.     

Cardiovascular MRI without sedation or general anesthesia using a feed-and-sleep technique in neonates and infants

Background  

MRI in small children generally necessitates the use of general anesthesia.     

Off-label drug use in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Objective  

To determine the extent and nature of off-label drug use in children admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)     

Profile of Typhoid Fever in Children from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai-South India

Aim  

To study the clinical profile and outcome of hospitalized children with typhoid fever.     

Hypnosis in pediatrics: applications at a pediatric pulmonary center

Background  

This report describes the utility of hypnosis for patients who presented to a Pediatric Pulmonary Center over a 30 month period.     

Cytomegalovirus enterocolitis presenting as abdominal compartment syndrome in a premature neonate

Background  

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) enterocolitis is an uncommon intestinal disorder of newborns that is often initially misdiagnosed as necrotizing enterocolitis.     

Multiple calcified primary central nervous system lymphoma with immunodeficiency in a child

Background  

Multiple calcified primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is extremely rare in childhood.     

The management of nephroblastoma with cavo-atrial disease at presentation: experience from a developing country

Purpose  

To describe the management of cavoatrial extension of nephroblastoma in a developing country.     

Unusual presentations of malaria in children: An experience from a tertiary care centre in North East India

Objective  

To identify cases of malaria with unusual presentations.     

Laparoscopic versus open inguinal herniotomy in infants and children: a meta-analysis

Purpose  

To undertake a meta-analysis of comparative data of laparoscopic versus open inguinal herniotomy in infants and children.