Sydenham chorea in a12- year old Saudi girl.

Sydenham chorea (SC) is the most common acquired cause of chorea in children. (SC) is the neurological manifestation of rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is still reported in Saudi Arabia, although less frequently.

Venovenous malformation: a common finding after Kawashima operation.

Objectives: It has been reported that systemic venovenous malformation (VVM) can develop in patients with interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) and univentricular type of congenital heart disease who undergo superior vena cava to pulmonary artery connection (Kawashima operation). These malformations can lead to profound systemic desaturation postoperatively. However, there have been few reports that characterise the prevalence, anatomic details and clinical correlations of these systemic VVM arising after Kawashima operation.

Treatment of proximal third femoral shaft fractures in children by intramedullary Kirschner wires.

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