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Pediatric Primary Hepatic Tumors: Diagnostic Considerations https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33670452/ Tumors Review Diagnostics (Basel) 2021 Feb 18;11(2):333. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11020333. Pediatric Primary Hepatic Tumors: Diagnostic Considerations Bryony Lucas 1, Sanjita Ravishankar 2, Irina Pateva 3 Abstract The liver is the third most common site of abdominal tumors in children. This review article aims to summarize current evidence surrounding identification and diagnosis of primary hepatic tumors in the pediatric population based upon clinical presentation, epidemiology, and risk factors as well as classical imaging, histopathological, and molecular diagnostic findings. Readers will be able to recognize the features and distinguish between benign and malignant hepatic tumors within different age groups. Published on: Feb-2021	Cholestasis: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33520900/ Cholestasis Front Pediatr. 2021 Jan 13;8:616582. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.616582. eCollection 2020. Sterol 27-Hydroxylase Deficiency as a Cause of Neonatal Cholestasis: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature Patryk Lipiński 1 2, Maja Klaudel-Dreszler 2, Elzbieta Ciara 3, Dorota Jurkiewicz 3, Rafał Płoski 4, Joanna Cielecka-Kuszyk 5, Piotr Socha 2, Irena Jankowska 2 Abstract Published on: Jan-2021 Read more
Acute Hepatitis and Pancytopenia in a Child With Chronic Abuse of Senna https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33552756/ Drug induced Hepatitis Cureus. 2021 Jan 2;13(1):e12436. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12436. Acute Hepatitis and Pancytopenia in a Child With Chronic Abuse of Senna Amal Haoudar 1, Nabila Chekhlabi 2, Chafik El Kettani 1, Nezha Dini 3 Abstract Published on: Jan-2021 Read more	TRANSITION of Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients to Adult Care: a Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33523312/ Liver transplantation Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2021 Jan 29;23(3):3. doi: 10.1007/s11894-020-00802-1. TRANSITION of Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients to Adult Care: a Review James P Stevens 1 2, Lori Hall 2, Nitika Arora Gupta 3 4 5 Abstract Published on: Jan-2021 Read more
Specific healthcare responsibilities and perceived transition readiness among adolescent solid organ transplant recipients: Adolescent and caregiver perspectives https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33549384/ Transplant Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Jan 26;S0738-3991(21)00054-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.027. Online ahead of print. Specific healthcare responsibilities and perceived transition readiness among adolescent solid organ transplant recipients: Adolescent and caregiver perspectives Kelly E Rea 1, Grace K Cushman 2, Lauren F Quast 2, Mary Gray Stolz 2, Laura L Mee 3, Roshan P George 3, Ronald L Blount 2 Abstract Published on: Jan-2021 Read more	Band ligation versus sham or no intervention for primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children and adolescents with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33522602/ Chronic liver disease Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jan 26;1:CD011561. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011561.pub2. Band ligation versus sham or no intervention for primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children and adolescents with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis Lorena I Cifuentes 1, Daniela Gattini 2, Romina Torres-Robles 3, Juan Cristóbal Gana 2 Abstract Published on: Jan-2021 Read more
Role of primary prophylaxis in preventing variceal bleeding in children with gastroesophageal varices https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33546933/ Pediatr Neonatol. 2021 Jan 19;S1875-9572(21)00002-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.01.002. Online ahead of print. Role of primary prophylaxis in preventing variceal bleeding in children with gastroesophageal varices Way Seah Lee 1, Zhi Liang Song 2, Jun Min Em 2, Kee Seang Chew 2, Ruey Terng Ng 2 Abstract Background: Primary endoscopic prophylaxis in pediatric gastroesophageal varices is not universally practiced. We aimed to determine the role of primary endoscopic prophylaxis in preventing variceal bleeding in gastroesophageal varices in children. Published on: Jan-2021 Read more	Dynamics of Systemic Inflammation as a Function of Developmental Stage in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33519820/ Acute liver failure Front Immunol. 2021 Jan 15;11:610861. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.610861. eCollection 2020. Dynamics of Systemic Inflammation as a Function of Developmental Stage in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Yoram Vodovotz 1 2 3, Derek Barclay 1, Jinling Yin 1, Robert H Squires 4, Ruben Zamora 1 2 3 Abstract Published on: Jan-2021 Read more
Hepatic steatosis is negatively associated with bone mineral density in children https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33545191/ NAFLD J Pediatr. 2021 Feb 2;S0022-3476(21)00098-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.01.064. Online ahead of print. Hepatic steatosis is negatively associated with bone mineral density in children Lauren F Chun 1, Elizabeth L Yu 2, Mary Catherine Sawh 2, Craig Bross 1, Jeanne Nichols 3, Lynda Polgreen 4, Cynthia Knott 5, Alexandra Schlein 6, Claude B Sirlin 6, Michael S Middleton 6, Deborah M Kado 7, Jeffrey B Schwimmer 8 Abstract Objective: To evaluate the relationship between hepatic steatosis and bone mineral density (BMD) in children. Additionally, to assess 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in the relationship between hepatic steatosis and BMD. Published on: Jan-2021 Read more	Dietary patterns and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33509112/ NAFLD BMC Gastroenterol. 2021 Jan 28;21(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12876-021-01612-z. Dietary patterns and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Ammar Salehi-Sahlabadi 1, Samaneh Sadat 2, Sara Beigrezaei 3 4, Makan Pourmasomi 5, Awat Feizi 6, Reza Ghiasvand 7, Amir Hadi 8, Cain C T Clark 9, Maryam Miraghajani 10 11 Abstract Background: Nutrition is a modifiable risk factor that plays an important role in the prevention or delaying of the onset of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Previous studies have focused on NAFLD and individual nutrients, which does not take into account combinations of food that are consumed. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between major dietary patterns and NAFLD. Published on: Jan-2021 Read more

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