Intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: salvage mechanism for oligohydramnios complicating fetal growth restriction.

Objective: Portosystemic shunts in growth-restricted fetuses are more common than previously thought. We aimed to describe fetuses with growth restriction and transient oligohydramnios in which a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (CIPSS) was noted during follow-up.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of all fetuses diagnosed with growth restriction and transient oligohydramnios during a 5-year period in a large tertiary referral center.

Primary antibiotic prophylaxis in biliary atresia did not demonstrate decreased infection rate: Multi-centre retrospective study.

Aim: This retrospective study aimed to assess the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics in preventing ascending cholangitis following Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE). Data from 72 patients treated across four tertiary centres in Israel from 2008 to 2018 were analysed.

Methods: Clinical and laboratory data were collected from biliary atresia (BA) diagnosis until liver transplantation (LT) or study completion.

An innocent bystander or a predisposing culprit? Kidney injury following pediatric liver transplantation.

Background: Survival after pediatric liver transplantation has increased dramatically over the years, revealing extra-hepatic complications including impaired kidney function. We conducted a large single-center retrospective study to evaluate kidney outcomes after pediatric liver transplantation.

Methods: From electronic charts of 121 children who underwent liver transplantation during 2007-2020, we collected pre- and post-transplant data.

Medical perspectives on Israeli children after their release from captivity - A retrospective study.

Aim: Following the Hamas terror attack on Israeli towns on October 2023, 250 individuals were taken into captivity. On November-December 2023, during the cease-fire deal, 26 women and children were released. This study is the first to describe the physical and behavioural findings in children and their mothers in the immediate phase of returning home from captivity.

Biliary strictures post pediatric liver transplantation-incidence and risk factors in a single tertiary referral transplant center.

Background: Biliary strictures are a significant cause of morbidity and graft loss in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Risk factors for the development of biliary strictures are not fully established. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of biliary strictures and treatment modalities outcomes and to identify potential risk factors for occurrence.