Outcomes and Risk Factors for Morbidity After Lung Hydatidosis Surgery in Children.

Objective: To examine outcomes and associated risk factors for children who undergo surgery for lung hydatidosis (LH).

Study Design: Through a retrospective and analytical-aim-study, over a period of 35 years in 2 surgical departments, we reported all operative cases for LH in children, regardless of cyst number, location, and aspect. Univariate and multivariable analyses were used to assess variables potentially predictive of postoperative morbidity.

Lateral versus supine position for tracheal extubation among infants after intraabdominal surgery: A randomised controlled trial.

In this prospective randomised controlled trial, we compared the impact of the lateral versus supine position for tracheal extubation among infants aged two months to two years after intraabdominal surgery on the incidence of respiratory adverse events that may occur after extubation. The anaesthesia protocol was standardised. Among the 120 infants included (60 in each group), the demographic and perioperative data were comparable between both groups.

Ultrasound Assessment in Children With Suspected Appendicitis: Time to Revise Diagnostic Criteria: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Although ultrasound is considered the gold standard for the evaluation of children with suspected appendicitis, there is still much debate about the most accurate ultrasound findings. The purpose of this study was to define the best ultrasound signs that could ultimately improve the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosing pediatric acute appendicitis, and to differentiate between simple appendicitis and complicated appendicitis. After approval by our Institutional Review Board, a prospective study was carried out from January 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, in a pediatric emergency department.

Association of CTLA-4 (+49A/G) gene Polymorphism with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Iraqi children.

CTLA4 is a regulator gene for T cells and relates to autoimmune diseases. By using a case-control method, CTLA4 functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms for potential associations with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in an Iraqi children's population. ARMS-PCR method is used for genotyping +49AG (rs231775) variations in 60 obese children and 60 ethnically matched controls; all measured subjects were (fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and HbA1c).

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with fatal income: Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon and hypercalcemia.

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare, borderline tumor that typically occurs during early childhood. Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon is a complication characterized by a consumptive coagulopathy resulting from the localized intravascular coagulation. Hypercalcemia generation is a rare association that was related in our case to parathyroid hormone-related protein produced by this angioma.

Neonatal lupus erythematosus with congenital heart block in twins.

Background - Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an uncommon acquired autoimmune disease caused by transplacental passage of maternal antibodies SSA/Ro, SSB/La or U1 ribonucleoproteins. The most common clinical manifestations are skin rash, cardiac lesions, thrombocytopenia, anemia and hepatosplenomegaly. Complete congenital heart block is usually irreversible needing a pacemaker implantation in two-thirds of cases.

Cholestasis and protein-losing enteropathy secondary to hyperthyroidism in a 6-year-old girl.

Hepatic dysfunctions are not infrequent in patients with hyperthyroidism. These disorders may be related to the effects of the excess thyroid hormone secretion, to the uses of antithyroid drugs, or to the presence of concomitant hepatic diseases. Our aim is to describe the clinical and biochemical features of liver dysfunction related to thyrotoxicosis.