Sinusoidal obstructive syndrome, also known as hepatic veno-occlusive disease, is a
potentially life-threatening complication that occurs in children undergoing haemopoietic …

Please see the Editorial Comment by Lucia Flors Blasco discussing this article. Please see
the Author Video associated with this article. BACKGROUND. A multisystem inflammatory …

With the size of the aged population in the United States expected to grow considerably
during the next several decades, the number of imaging studies performed on such aged …

Objectives Pediatric laparoscopy poses unique training challenges owing to smaller
workspaces, finer sutures used, and potentially more delicate tissues that require increased …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells exploit an aberrant transcriptional program to sustain
their infinite growth and progression. Emerging evidence indicates that the continuous and …

Copper in drinking water has been associated with Non-Indian Childhood Cirrhosis (NICC),
a form of early childhood liver cirrhosis. This epidemiological study examines the exposition …

PURPOSE: To investigate with ultrasonography (US) normal spleen length in healthy
children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study comprised 512 healthy children (274 …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), the most
common ciliopathy of childhood, is characterized by congenital hepatic fibrosis and …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine which sonographic measurements
of the spleen most closely correlate with splenic volume as determined on helical CT …

Background Currently used pediatric kidney length normative values are based on small
single-center studies, do not include kidney function assessment, and focus mostly on …