Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes in Children with Intrahepatic Cholestasis Postpartial External Biliary Diversion: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Severe pruritus caused by progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and Alagille syndrome (AGS) is refractory to medical treatment. Surgical interruption of the enterohepatic circulation is considered the mainstay of alleviating distressing symptoms and delaying cirrhosis.

Aim And Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the short-term effect of partial external biliary diversion (PEBD) on pruritus, liver disease progression, patient's growth, and quality of life.

Laparoscopic hepaticoduodenostomy for choledochal cysts in children <1 year.

Context: Choledochal cyst (CHC) is one of the most common causes of surgical jaundice in infants. In 1955, Farello et al. were the first to introduce the laparoscopic approach for treatment of CHC.

Evaluating the Effect of Low Power Diode Laser 806 nm on the Healing of Unilateral Cleft Lip Scar: An Open-Label Comparative Study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of laser bio-modulation irradiation therapy on the scar after surgical correction of unilateral cleft lip.

Design: a comparative, open-label study.

Setting: we conducted the study in a university based tertiary hospital that recruited early wound healers of unilateral cleft lip correction.