Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...

Perforation of the posterior pharyngeal wall during or immediately after delivery produced symptoms of esophageal atresia and traumatic diverticulums of the pharynx in two newborn infants.

This condition can be unilateral (affecting one side) or bilateral (affecting both sides) and is often diagnosed in newborns due to respiratory distress. The management of choanal atresia ...

Congenital intestinal atresia and obstruction are serious conditions that affect newborns, characterized by a blockage or absence of a portion of the intestine. These conditions often require ...

Learning Objectives 1. Understand the role of hepatobiliary imaging in infants with biliary atresia symptoms. 2. Illustrate findings by presenting three case studies of various results. 3. Illustrate ...

1 Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286 - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France 2 CHU Lille, Reference Center for Congenital Oesophageal Anomalies, ...

Background and Aims: Biliary atresia (BA) is an idiopathic neonatal cholestasis and is the most common indication in pediatric liver transplantation (LT). Previous studies have suggested that the gut ...

Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholestatic liver disease of infancy that remains the leading ... All mouse experiments were approved by the Northwestern University Institutional Animal Care and Use ...

It is known to impact young children and newborns, as well as the elderly, the most. While most children get minor infections, babies are particularly prone to severe hMPV infections. One of the ...

Medically reviewed by Karina Tolentino, RD Vitamin K deficiency is rare. This vitamin is made naturally by bacteria in the gut and is found in several food sources, namely leafy green vegetables and ...