Portosystemic shunt, a rare cause of neonatal cholestatic hepatitis. A case report.

Congenital portosystemic shunt is a venous vascular abnormality that connects portal and systemic circulation, resulting in diversion of the blood flow, bypassing the hepatic passage. It is a rare malformation; its incidence varies from 1:30 000 to 1:50 000 newborns. It may be asymptomatic or present with complications in the pediatric age or, less frequently, in the neonatal age.

Treatment of Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Post-Renal Transplantation Development of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma of the Distal Ureter: A Case Report.

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder with involvement of the donor urogenital tissue is a rare and serious complication of solid organ transplant. We report an adult kidney transplant recipient who developed the diffuse large B cell lymphoma of the distal ureter in the setting of new allograft nephropathy. Early intervention, reduction of immunosuppression, surgical reconstruction and chemotherapy salvaged the allograft kidney and averted a fatal outcome.

[Spontaneous intrauterine depressed skull fracture: report of two cases].

Spontaneous intrauterine depressed skull fractures are a rare entity. They can appear secondarily to head trauma (before or during birth) or due to unknown etiology. They usually require a complete evaluation from pediatric neurosurgery specialists.

Preparedness strategies in neonatology units during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey conducted at maternity centers in Argentina.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze available resources, guidelines in use, and preparedness to care for newborn infants at maternity centers in Argentina during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: Cross-sectional study based on a survey administered to medical and nursing staff. In May 2020, Argentine facilities with more than 500 annual births were contacted; 58 % of these were from the public sector.

Disparities in utilization of services for racial and ethnic minorities with hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis C.

Background: Hepatitis C affects racial minorities disproportionately and is greatest among the black population. The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma has increased with the largest increase observed in black and Hispanic populations, but limited data remain on whether hepatitis C hepatocellular carcinoma in racial-ethnic minorities have the same utilization of services compared with the white population.

Methods: We used the database of the National Inpatient Sample to identify hepatitis C-hepatocellular carcinoma patients (N = 200,163) who underwent liver transplantation (n = 11,491), liver resection (n = 4,896), or ablation of liver lesions (n = 6,933) from 2005 to 2015.