A Case Series of Appendicitis and Pseudo-appendicitis in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction: Appendicitis is a common childhood condition that can be diagnostically challenging. Severe cases may necessitate support in the critical or intensive care unit. These "critical appendicitis diagnoses" have rarely been described.

Routine Screening Ultrasound in Children With Cleft Palate and/or Lip: A Single Center Experience.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of associated congenital anomalies that is picked up by screening ultrasound of the heart, urinary system, and central nervous system (CNS) of children with cleft palate and/or lip deformities in a single regional center. A total of 225 children with cleft deformities were recruited in the study in 2009 to 2013, 91% of them underwent screening echocardiogram and of these, 98% of them were normal findings that do not require further follow-up ultrasound or treatment. Total 85% of the children underwent screening ultrasound of the urinary system and CNS, and of these, 99% were reported to have normal findings.