Use of the Silastic Sheath in Bladder Neck Reconstruction by D.A. Diamond, G.F. Quimby, R.C. Rink, P.G. Ransley

“…OBJECTIVE: The study compared two populations of patients undergoing bladder neck reconstruction using the silastic sheath in two major pediatric centers. The success with this technique was markedly different in the two centers. …”
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Integrative analysis of Ewing’s sarcoma reveals that the MIF-CD74 axis is a target for immunotherapy by Fangzhou He, Jiuhui Xu, Fanwei Zeng, Boyang Wang, Yi Yang, Jie Xu, Xin Sun, Tingting Ren, Xiaodong Tang

“…Abstract Background Ewing’s sarcoma (EwS), a common pediatric bone cancer, is associated with poor survival due to a lack of therapeutic targets for immunotherapy or targeted therapy. …”
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Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescents from a Doctor's Office by Marlene Ferrer Arrocha, Elikana Kiplagat Chirchir, Maylín Isabel Alonso Martínez, Héctor Pérez Assef

“…<strong>Background:</strong> type 2 diabetes mellitus in pediatric ages has become a health problem, related to the increased prevalence of obesity. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety in Greek Children and Their Parents When Presenting for Routine Surgery by Aikaterini Charana, Gregory Tripsianis, Vasiliki Matziou, Georgios Vaos, Christos Iatrou, Pelagia Chloropoulou

“…A surgical operation in pediatric patients is a rather stressful experience for both children and their parents. …”
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RNA-BioLens: A Novel Raspberry Pi-Based Digital Microscope With Image Processing for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Detection by Angeline Dwi Sanjaya, Rachmad Setiawan, Nada Fitrieyatul Hikmah

“…Accurate blood cell analysis is essential for precise diagnosis, especially in identifying cancerous cells, such as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) &#x2014; Indonesia&#x2019;s most common childhood cancer, according to the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI). Morphological examination relies on each cell type&#x2019;s consistent and defining traits, traditionally performed through blood smears and bone marrow aspiration, where cell morphology is assessed under light or digital microscopes. …”
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Educational “Looking Glass”, or “They” and “We” by Vladimir F. Zubarev, Gennadiy A. Bondarev

“…Anonymous questioning of 400 students of the medical and pediatric faculties of Kursk State Medical University (KSMU) has revealed a number of both quite predictable and fairly unexpected facts concerning the psychological atmosphere at the level “teacher – student”. …”
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Flow Cytometry Evaluation of Blood-Cell-Bound Surface FVIII in Hemophilia A and Thrombosis by Anjud Al-Mohannadi, Reem Mohammed Yahia, Hani Bibawi, Che-Ann Lachica, Watfa Ahmed, Igor Pavlovski, Giusy Gentilcore, Elkhansa Elbukhari Elgaali, Anila Ejaz, Areeg Ahmed, Mohammed Elanbari, Zainab Awada, Mohammed J. Al-Kubaisi, Muhammad Elnaggar, Ayman Saleh, Chiara Cugno, Sara Deola

“…We developed a reliable flow cytometry (FC) method for FVIII detection that can be utilized for assessing surface-bound FVIII on leukocytes in different coagulation/clinical states; we analyzed 49 pediatric subjects, encompassing patients with HA, other coagulopathies, venous thrombosis, and normal coagulation. …”
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Comparison of ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness among patients with intermittent exotropia according to fixation preference: a retrospective observational study by Yeon Ju Lim, Soo Jung Lee

“…Methods The study recruited pediatric patients diagnosed with IXT with a spherical equivalent within ±1.25 diopter and no amblyopia. …”
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Regional Disparities in Measles Vaccination Coverage and Their Associated Factors: An Ecological Study in Japan by Masaki Machida, Shinji Fukushima, Takahiro Tabuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Wakaba Fukushima, Shigeru Inoue

“…Methods: In this ecological study, the measles vaccination coverage in FY 2022; population density; area deprivation index (ADI; an indicator of socioeconomic status); proportion of foreign nationals, single-father households, single-mother households, and mothers aged ≥30 years; and number of medical facilities, pediatricians, and non-pediatric medical doctors in 1,698 municipalities were extracted from Japanese government statistics. …”
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Clinical Application of a Safe Blood Sampling Device with an Indwelling Needle by Yeqin Deng, Zhengbing Lv, Yue Cheng, Annuo Liu, Zhengling Huang

“…To explore the clinical utility of a novel blood collection device with indwelling needle for blood collection among pediatric patients. Methods. A total of 300 children who were admitted to the children’s hospital from March to June 2020 were selected and randomly divided into the control group (148) and the observation group (152). …”
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Typhoid intestinal perforation in Francophone Africa, a scoping review. by Leah Sukri, Audry Banza, Katherine Shafer, Yakoubou Sanoussi, Kathleen M Neuzil, Rachid Sani

“…Typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) is a leading cause of peritonitis and indication for emergency surgery in Africa, with reported mortality rates up to 30% in pediatric patients. Currently, data on TIP in Western databases are primarily from countries that speak English, likely due to non-English publication and citation biases. …”
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Effectiveness of Three-dimensional Cardiac Computed Tomography Scan in Congenital Heart Surgery–An Impact on Diagnostic Performance and Surgical Management by Alok Kumar, Monalisha Ganguly, B Dhanalakshmi, Ritwik Chakrabarti, Arvind Mishra, Nikhil Tiwari

“…Background: Recent advances in gated cardiac contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) with anesthesia support, enhance the imaging performance in congenital heart disease (CHD). 3D reconstruction of the CECT image is a novel modality that could help manage pediatric cardiac patients. Methods: A retrospective study of children diagnosed with CHD presenting for surgical intervention (n = 139) was carried out at our cardiac surgical center. …”
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Child maltreatment, cognitive functions and the mediating role of mental health problems among maltreated children and adolescents in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani

“…Methods: A sample of 232 school-going children and adolescents with a mean age of 14.03 (SD = 3.25) was assessed on multiple forms of maltreatment using the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology Exposure—Pediatric Version (pediMACE). Executive functions were assessed by the Tower of London task and working memory by the Corsi Block Tapping task, while mental health problems were assessed using the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for PTSD and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). …”
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Supernumerary Teeth in Indian Children: A Survey of 300 Cases by Amita Sharma, Varun Pratap Singh

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The Inguinal Herniation of the Ovary in the Newborn: Ultrasound and Color Doppler Ultrasound Findings by Omer Kaya, Kaan Esen, Bozkurt Gulek, Cengiz Yilmaz, Gokhan Soker, Onder Onem

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Seizure and Hepatosplenomegaly—Rare Manifestation of Parvovirus B-19: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yadav Kamlesh, Gupta Pallav, Murari Manjula, Malik Rohan

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A Chinese Child Presented with Early T Cell Precursor Lymphoblastic Lymphoma by Xiangyang Pu, Shengyong Deng, Nange Yin, Lin Song, Xiangling He, Jianwen Xiao

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Sanjad-Sakati Syndrome Dental Management: A Case Report by Hisham Y. El Batawi

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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Manifests with Acute Severe Hypernatremia during Hospitalization by Kullaya Takkavatakarn, Hansamon Poparn, Pisut Katavetin

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Sistema de recomendaciones para mejorar la calidad de la entrevista médica: el ABECEDARIO técnico del interrogatorio by Luís Alberto Corona Martínez, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández

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