Advanced liver disease in Russian children and adolescents with chronic hepatitis C.

Russia has one of the highest prevalences of paediatric chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC). Our aim was to provide a detailed characterization of children and adolescents with CHC including treatment outcomes. Thus, an observational study of children with CHC aged <18 years was conducted in three hepatology centres from November 2014 to May 2017.

[Errors when performing computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) and assessing its results].

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is a noninvasive diagnostic method for significantly identifying clinically relevant colonic and rectal tumors. Good colonic preparation that includes laxatives or residue-free diet, as well as labelling the intestinal contents is needed to adequately interpret CTC data. However, errors in interpreting the results of CTC can be associated with not only the imperfections of large bowel preparation for examination, but also due to those of the latter and because of the anatomic features of the colon.

[Opportunities of computed tomographic colonography in detecting of colon neoplasms].

The computed tomographic colonoscopy (CTC) was performed in 212 patients on the multislice computed tomography Siemens Open in low-dose mode during the period from 2010 to 2013. CTC was tolerated well by 80% of patients. 20% of patients complained of mild discomfort during the study.

[The prognostic value of biochemical indicators under neonatal hepatitis of different etiology].

Recently, the share of children with verified neonatal hepatitis induced by genetic predisposition, malformations of biliary tracts, inborn infections with affection of hepatobiliary system increased. The comprehensive biochemical examination of 62 children aged from 1.5 months to 2 years old with diagnosis of neonatal hepatitis.