Peritoneal Lipomatosis: A Case Report of a 12-Year-Old Boy by L. Fotis, J. Koglmeier, N. Shah

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Small cell osteosarcoma in gnathic bones in the maxilla: case report in a pediatric patient by Tayná Souza Gomes da Silva, Ilan Hudson Gomes de Santana, Helder Domiciano Dantas Martins, Raabe Carine Ferreira de Melo, Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan

“…The manifestation in a child adds a degree of complexity, as the management of malignant tumours in paediatric patients requires specific considerations to minimize the long-term side effects of oncological treatment and preserve the structural and functional development of the orofacial region. …”
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An updated overview of Juvenile systemic sclerosis in a French cohort by Léa Jacquel, Rouba Bechara, Joëlle Terzic, Anne-Cécile Rameau, Emmanuel Chatelus, Linda Rossi-Semerano, Isabelle Kone-Paut, Ulrich Meinzer, Irène Lemelle, Charlotte Rebelle, Diego Urbina, Pascal Pillet, Pauline Choquet, Jad El Maamari, Ariane Zaloszyc, SOFREMIP

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Adherence to Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multimethod Study by Mervat M. Alsous, Ahmed F. Hawwa, Cameron Imrie, Andras Szabo, Eman Alefishat, Rana Abu Farha, Mohammad Rwalah, Rob Horne, James C. McElnay

“…Results provide evidence for ongoing adherence challenges in the paediatric population with IBD. It is recommended that parents/guardians (particularly of older children) and older children themselves, should receive enhanced counselling and education about their prescribed medicines.…”
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Stickler Syndrome Type 1 with Short Stature and Atypical Ocular Manifestations by Manisha Goyal, Seema Kapoor, Shiro Ikegawa, Gen Nishimura

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Mechanisms of Sucrose and Non-Nutritive Sucking in Procedural Pain Management in Infants by Sharyn Gibbins, Bonnie Stevens

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Infected Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck by Parkash Mandhan, Zaid Raouf, Khalid Bhatti

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Risk factors for multiple organic dysfunctions syndrome in burnt children. by Elvira Maria Martinez Barreto, Jorge González Mendoza

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> Analytical, retrospective study of case series including burnt patients between 0 and 5 years hospitalized in the university Paediatric Hospital “Paquito González” in Cienfuegos and classified as: serious, very serious, critical, and extremely critical. …”
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The Psychological Impact of Amblyopia Treatment: A Systematic Literature Review by Louisa Haine, Isaac Taylor, Megan Vaughan

“…Aim: The aim of this literature review was to determine if a consensus could be reached on whether amblyopia treatment causes distress to patients and/or their guardians, and if so, establish the impact of this reported psychological distress upon paediatric patients and/or their parents/guardians. …”
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New Role of Quinolones in Respiratory Tract Infections by Ronald F Grossman

“…None of the quinolones have a role to play in the treatment of paediatric infections. Quinolones (both older and newer agents) have demonstrated equivalent efficacy to standard antimicrobials in the treatment of acute sinusitis. …”
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CircRNA TUBA1C promotes proliferation and glucose metabolism, and blocks apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells through sponging miR-143-3p by Yi-Bing Liu, Wen-Hao Dai, Jun-Jie Chang, Kang Wei

“…Osteosarcoma (OS) is a malignant bone tumour that commonly occurs in paediatric and adolescent patients. Currently, effective therapy for OS remains elusive due to poor patient survival rates. …”
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Pre-therapeutic efficacy of the CDK inhibitor dinaciclib in medulloblastoma cells by Marta Buzzetti, Sonia Morlando, Dimitrios Solomos, Ammara Mehmood, Alexander W. I. Cox, Mattia Chiesa, Yuri D’Alessandra, Michela Garofalo, Caroline H. Topham, Gianpiero Di Leva

“…Abstract Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common aggressive paediatric brain tumour and, despite the recent progress in the treatments of MB patients, there is still an urgent need of complementary or alternative therapeutic options for MB infants. …”
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Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy in a Hip Extra-Articular Resection Followed by Reconstruction Using an Extracorporeal Irradiated Acetabulum Autograft with Megaprosthesis, for Prox... by Victor Barro, Roberto Velez, Daniel Pacha, Jordi Giralt, Isabel Roca, Marius Aguirre

“…We conclude that an extra-articular resection of the hip, followed by reconstruction with an extracorporeally irradiated acetabulum and a proximal femur modular megaprosthesis, is a useful combined treatment option for malignant lesions involving the hip joint, especially in paediatric patients.…”
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Transitions in intensive care: Investigating critical slowing down post extubation. by Lucinda Khalil, Sandip V George, Katherine L Brown, Samiran Ray, Simon Arridge

“…In this study, we analysed paediatric patients in intensive care for whom mechanical ventilation was discontinued through removal of the endotracheal tube (extubation). …”
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Discovering patient groups in sequential electronic healthcare data using unsupervised representation learning by Jingteng Li, Kimberley R. Zakka, John Booth, Louise Rigny, Samiran Ray, Mario Cortina-Borja, Payam Barnaghi, Neil Sebire

“…Design We applied document embedding algorithms to real-world paediatric intensive care (PICU) EHR data to extract patient-specific features from 1853 patients’ PICU journeys using 647 unique lab tests and medication events. …”
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Chordee and hooded prepuce with no hypospadias; outcome of urethral preservation surgery with spongioplasty by Mazen O. Kurdi

“…Conclusion A hooded ventral prepuce with ventral chordee and normally situated meatus presents a challenge for paediatric surgeons. It is usually associated with a hypoplastic urethra. …”
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Major Organic Involvement in Women with Fabry Disease in Argentina by Fernando Perretta, Norberto Antongiovanni, Sebastián Jaurretche

“…The mean age of the whole group (n=35) was 26.6±16.9 years; 22 were adult (over 18) and 13 were paediatric patients. Enzymatic activity was performed in 29/35 patients, which was normal in 24/29 (82.8%). …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers by Daniel José Blanco-Victorio, Nieves Asteria López-Luján, Walter Bernaola-Silva, Luis Antonio Vicuña-Huaqui, Rocio Cacñahuaray-Palomino, Julissa Sarai Diaz-Campos, Yeni Araceli Anicama-Barrios, Zenaida Rojas-Apaza, Sara Castañeda-Sarmiento, Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal, Roxana Patricia López-Ramos

“…Oral examinations were conducted by two trained paediatric dentists, while haemoglobin levels were measured by two nurses. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Manual and Electric Toothbrushes in Blind Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial by PS Thanalakshme, R Ramesh

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Response to ‘Commentary on the published position statement regarding the pathogenesis of fetal basal ganglia- thalamic hypoxic-ischaemic injury’ (Anthony et al.) by I Bhorat, E Buchmann, K Frank, P Soma-Pillay, E Nicolaou, L Pistorius, I Smuts

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