Upper gastrointestinal series in healthy neonates with bilious vomiting-is it still obvious? A retrospective observational study.

Aim: Demand for upper gastrointestinal contrast series (UGI) to investigate bilious vomiting (BV) has increased in recent years, mostly due to greater awareness of the need to rule out malrotation and midgut volvulus (MGV). We aimed to examine predictive value of clinical parameters in the management of healthy neonates presenting with BV and re-assess the role of UGI in their management.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study including medical, imaging and surgical data of neonates who underwent UGI due to BV.

Neonatal morbidity among African refugee women in Israel: a case-control study.

Objectives: Reports on neonatal morbidity (NM) among refugees in developed countries remain inconsistent. We aimed to compare NM among infants of African refugees in Israel to the native population based on a large population sample.

Design: A case-control study.

Pregnancy outcomes in women with inflammatory bowel disease who successfully conceived via assisted reproduction technique.

Objective: Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcome, so as women using assisted reproduction technology (ART). However, data are scarce regarding the risk imposed by the combination of both. Thus, we aimed to assess pregnancy outcome in these women.

Outcomes of ultrasound and physical-exam based cerclage: assessment of risk factors and the role of adjunctive progesterone in preventing preterm birth-a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To assess outcomes of ultrasound and physical examination-based cerclage performed at mid to late second trimester and to assess the potential added value of progesterone treatment combined with cerclage for preventing preterm birth.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study of women who underwent cerclage in a university-affiliated tertiary medical center (2012-2018). Inclusion criteria included only ultrasound-based cerclage and physical examination-based cerclage.

The predictive utility of prior positive urine culture in children with recurrent urinary tract infections.

Urinary tract infections can cause renal damage if not treated promptly. The aim of this study was to examine if prior urine cultures can predict antibiotic susceptibility profile in a subsequent culture, in children with recurrent urinary tract infections. The medical records of all children with at least two episodes of urinary tract infection between 1999-2015 that occurred 2 weeks to 1 year apart were reviewed.

Ultra-short Celiac Disease Is a Distinct and Milder Phenotype of the Disease in Children.

Background And Aims: Approximately 10% of children with celiac disease (CD) have ultra-short celiac disease (USCD), where histological abnormalities are limited to the duodenal bulb. The aim of our retrospective study was to identify clinical and serological characteristics at baseline and at follow-up of children with USCD.

Methods: All children that were diagnosed with CD in our unit during 7/2010-12/2017, in whom biopsies were taken from duodenal bulb and second part, were included.

The effect of gestational diabetes, pre-gravid maternal obesity, and their combination ('diabesity') on outcomes of singleton gestations.

Objective: To assess the effect of the combination of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-gravid obesity ('diabesity') in singleton gestations.

Methods: We compared perinatal outcomes of singleton gestations in mothers with GDM and pre-gravid obesity, with GDM but with normal pre-gravid BMI, and obese mothers without GDM.

Results: We compared diabesity mothers (n = 1525, 24.