Abstract Pediatric B12 deficiency is most caused by insufficient dietary intake, malabsorption or autoimmune gastritis. We present a unique case of B12 deficiency in a pediatric patient with complex gastrointestinal anatomy and jejunal nutritional dependence nearly two decades after unsuccessful surgical intervention.
Angela H. Nguyen +2 more
wiley +1 more source
A Rare Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with Lower Esophageal Atresia and Perforation
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is known to be associated with esophageal atresia, which is a rare association. We report a rare occurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and lower esophageal atresia.
Narendra Kumar Are +2 more
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Esophageal lung resection and prosthesis placement in a preterm neonate
This report describes a successful outcome in a preterm baby with an esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula, who initially underwent a primary esophageal repair; but a persistent nonexpanding lung on the side of surgery led to further ...
Lalit Parida +3 more
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Sentinel events in pediatric hepatology: A pilot simulation curriculum
Abstract Objectives Sentinel hepatology events require robust prior experience to accurately diagnose and manage. Given the rarity of complex pediatric liver disease, gastroenterology (GI) fellows do not uniformly get exposure to these patients.
Anne Lyon +7 more
wiley +1 more source
THE PREVALENCE OF BIRTH DEFECTS AMONG NON-HISPANIC ASIANS AND AMERICAN INDIANS/ALASKA NATIVES IN TEXAS, 1999-2015 [PDF]
Background: Birth defects are disproportionately higher among certain race/ethnic groups. We examined how birth defects prevalence differs among the less studied non-Hispanic (NH) Asian and any American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, relative ...
LE, VAN
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Report on advances for pediatricians in 2018: allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nutrition, respiratory tract disorders and surgery. [PDF]
This review reported notable advances in pediatrics that have been published in 2018. We have highlighted progresses in allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology ...
Bernasconi S +10 more
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Abstract Cystic biliary atresia (CBA) is a rare variant of biliary atresia that closely resembles choledochal cyst (CC), complicating diagnosis and potentially delaying critical surgical intervention. We report two cases of CBA that were difficult to diagnose.
Hamza Hassan Khan +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The authors present the results of a morphological study of the biological samples from patients treated with the inferior esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula, which included immunohistochemical examination of neuronal changes in the ...
S. Babuci +6 more
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Inflammatory Markers Stratify Surgical Outcomes in Pediatric Airway Reconstruction
ABSTRACT Objectives Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) predicts surgical success in adult patients undergoing open airway reconstruction for laryngotracheal stenosis, but similar biomarkers in pediatrics remain unidentified. This study identifies predictors of outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing triple endoscopy or surgical airway ...
Nomongo Dorjsuren +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Embryogenesis of esophageal atresia: Is localized vascular accident a factor?
Several theories on embryogenesis of esophageal atresia have been proposed, none could explain the whole spectrum of this anomaly. We report a new variant of esophageal atresia in which the two blind pouches were joined by an atretic band.
Dutta Hemonta, Harsh Shree
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