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Skeletal Maturity in Adolescence: Evaluating Bone Development and Age Metrics

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Bone maturation and development are crucial for growth and development, especially in children and adolescents; however, some qualitative methods, such as Greulich & Pyle, do not provide accurate data.
João Pinheiro, Luís Ribeiro, Diana Teixeira, Anabela Ribeiro, Manuel João Coelho-e-Silva   +4 more
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Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko, Segev Gabay, Jonathan Roth, Amit Ringel, Rina Dvir, Shlomi Constantini   +5 more
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Minimal residual disease detection by next-generation sequencing in multiple myeloma: Promise and challenges for response-adapted therapy

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Assessment of minimal residual disease (MRD) is becoming a standard diagnostic tool for curable hematological malignancies such as chronic and acute myeloid leukemia. Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease, as a major portion of patients even
Valeria Ferla, Elena Antonini, Tommaso Perini, Tommaso Perini, Francesca Farina, Serena Masottini, Simona Malato, Sarah Marktel, Maria Teresa Lupo Stanghellini, Cristina Tresoldi, Fabio Ciceri, Fabio Ciceri, Magda Marcatti   +12 more
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Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham, Teyl Engstrom, Peter Baade, Natalie Bradford, Sarah Pont, Louise Marquart‐Wilson, Natasha Nassar, Jason D. Pole   +7 more
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Area Ossification Ratio: A New Parameter for Quantitative Assessment of Adolescent Bone Age by Conventional Ultrasonography

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi
ObjectiveTo research on area ossification ratio (AOR), a novel parameter for quantitatively assessing adolescent bone age by conventional ultrasonography, and evaluate the correlation between AOR and radiographic bone age.MethodsThe study selected ...
YANG Yamei, ZHANG Li, ZHANG Yixuan, ZHAO Zeqing, GU Yilin, CHEN Shi, PAN Hui, WANG Fengdan, YANG Xiao, LI Jianchu   +9 more
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Using ultrasound as an accurate method of determining bone age: A safe method specially in young athletes

Iranian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2018
Introduction: Bone age determination is used in situations such a migration and sports. Radiography, MRI and ultrasound are different methods of determining bone age. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound in determining bone
Mehdi Karami, Reza Khaleghnejad Tabari, Fatemeh Karami   +2 more
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Classical Complement Pathway Inhibition in a Pediatric Patient With Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric refractory immune thrombocytopenia (rITP) is generally characterized by persistent thrombocytopenia and failure to achieve a sustained response to multiple standard therapies. We report a 4‐year‐old female with congenital tufting enteropathy, post‐intestinal transplant patient on immunosuppressants, who developed severe rITP ...
Sarah Hsieh, Susmita Sarangi, Caileigh Pudela, Catherine M. Broome, Tara K. Suntum   +4 more
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Surpassing genetic height potential at final adult height after monthly depot leuprolide therapy in Taiwanese girls with central precocious or early puberty: a ROC-based analysis

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) are widely used to treat central precocious puberty (CPP), yet long-term outcomes based on confirmed final adult height (FAH) remain limited, particularly in Asian populations.
Pei-Chi Lin, Pei-Chi Lin, Yi-Wen Lai, Yi-Wen Lai, Fu-Sung Lo   +4 more
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Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute and Chronic Graft‐Versus‐Host‐Disease in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) remains one of the most significant complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abatacept, a selective T‐cell costimulation modulator, is a relatively novel prophylactic agent, though pediatric data remain limited.
Matthijs D. Kruizinga, Anne B. Verbeek, Caroline A. Lindemans, Emilie P. Buddingh   +3 more
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Clinical tools for evaluating congenital adrenal hyperplasia in resource-limited hospitals: a study at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundCongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) treatment is complicated by hormonal imbalances, necessitating a dual therapeutic approach to both correct cortisol deficiency and manage androgen overproduction.
Daniah Alhazmi, Azzam Alabdulqader, Shahad Almeqbel, Raghad Alhuthil, Afaf Alsagheir, Afaf Alsagheir   +5 more
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