Publications by authors named "Masood Kiani"

Background: The New coronavirus (SARS COV-2) can cause acute respiratory disease and also multiorgan dysfunction. There is insufficient data about kidney involvement in children. So, this study was done on children with COVID-19 to evaluate nephrological involvement.

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Background: World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID -19 infection a global pandemic. Children have milder disease than adults but different aspects of disease in children are not fully understood.

Case Presentation: We describe 5 pediatric patients with COVID-19 that referred to Amirkola Children's Hospital, Babol, Iran.

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Background: The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal (GI) and liver injury presentations in children admitted with COVID-19 infection.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we studied all children with suspected symptoms of COVID-19, referred to Amirkola Children's Hospital. Clinical manifestations of the digestive and respiratory systems and liver function tests were evaluated for all cases.

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Introduction: In cases of sacral nerve avulsion injuries, proximal nerve stumps are not available because of its protected position in pelvis, and results of nerve repair or graft are unsatisfactory. Nerve transfer can reduce the regeneration time and improve the results of recovery.

Hypothesis: The obturator nerve transfer to the tibial nerve via saphenous nerve graft is possible and feasible.

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Background: Malnutrition in hospitalized patients causes problems in treatment and increases hospitalization duration. The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children.

Methods: Children aged 1 month to 18 years (n = 1186) who were admitted to medical and surgery wards of Mofid children's hospital from November 2015 to February 2016, entered the study.

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