Publications by authors named "Cristina Bibalo"
Objectives: The primary outcomes of this study were to evaluate the diameters of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in a cohort of newborns and the correlation between newborn weight and IVC diameter. The secondary outcome was to evaluate the concordance between the measurements performed by the two investigators.
Methods: Two blind examiners performed an ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of the IVC diameter in neonates with a weight ranging from 2 to 4 kg.
Acute lobar nephritis in children: Not so easy to recognize and manage.
World J Clin Pediatr
February 2016
Article Synopsis
- Acute lobar nephritis (ALN) is an inflammatory bacterial infection of the kidneys that usually affects one or more lobes and falls between uncomplicated pyelonephritis and intrarenal abscess in severity.
- ALN can be tricky to diagnose due to vague symptoms and lab results, leading to it being likely underdiagnosed.
- The gold standard for diagnosing ALN is a CT scan, although MRI can be used to reduce radiation; the treatment includes at least three weeks of intravenous antibiotics.
Even though no increased recurrence rate seems to be reported in patients with brain tumors receiving recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) replacement, in some patients multiple risk factors could put at higher risk for recurrence. In such cases, the decision to start rhGH therapy should be very cautious. A boy with neurofibromatosis type 1 developed an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) of right cerebellum, treated with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
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