Hospitalizations after Renal Transplantation in Children: Risk Factors, Causes, and Outcomes.

Introduction: The aims of this study were to evaluate the frequency and causes of hospitalizations in the posttransplant period of children, investigate the risk factors, and evaluate the relationship between hospitalizations and renal prognosis in the long term.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the files of pediatric renal transplant patients, followed at least 6 months after kidney transplantation, in our center. Clinical information including age at transplantation, gender, primary disease, donor type, immuno-suppressive medication, hospitalization dates, and indications (infections and non-infectious) during follow-up period and graft outcomes was recorded.

The Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis in Two Tertiary Referral Centers in Turkey.

: To report the manifestations, patterns of disease, treatment strategies and outcomes in pediatric patients with noninfectious uveitis.: Demographic information of 76 cases was recorded. Symptoms, anatomic location, laterality, visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure, associated systemic diseases, therapeutic strategies, side effects, complications were reviewed.

The role of tissue harmonic imaging ultrasound combined with power Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of childhood febrile urinary tract infections.

Aim: This study assessed the ability of tissue harmonic imaging ultrasound combined with power Doppler ultrasound in the detection of childhood febrile urinary tract infections in comparison with the gold standard reference method: Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinicacid renal cortical scintigraphy.

Material And Methods: This prospective study included 60 patients who were hospitalized with a first episode of febrile urinary tract infections. All children were examined with dimercaptosuccinicacid scan and tissue harmonic imaging ultrasound combined with power Doppler ultrasound within the first 3 days of admission.