World journal of pediatrics : WJP

• Latest
• Best
• Search…

• World J Pediatr · Apr 2018

  Comparative Study

  Pediatric appendicitis with appendicolith often presents with prolonged abdominal pain and a high risk of perforation.

  Appendicolith can cause appendiceal obstruction and acute appendicitis. Its high prevalence may be related to the high perforation rate in pediatric appendicitis. This study assessed the characteristics of appendicolith and its clinical significance in pediatric appendicitis. ⋯ Pediatric appendicitis with appendicolith often presents with prolonged abdominal pain and severe clinical conditions with a high risk of perforation.

  read more… mark as read…

• World J Pediatr · Apr 2018

  Observational Study

  Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and serum cystatin C measurements for early diagnosis of acute kidney injury in children admitted to PICU.

  Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill children with significant mortality and morbidity. Serum creatinine is an insensitive and late biomarker compared to newly proposed AKI biomarkers. ⋯ uNGAL and s-Cys-C predicts AKI early in critically ill children.

  read on… or not…