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Sigmoid volvulus may cause acute or subacute colonic obstruction. Excessive length of the sigmoid colon may be a contributing factor. Typically, the patient develops bilious vomiting and marked gaseous abdominal...
PURPOSE: Ultrasonography (US) is widely used as a screening test in patients with abdominal pain (AP). We investigated the usefulness of US by a pediatrician in children with AP.
METHODS: We...
PURPOSE: This study was performed to evaluate the role of colonoscopy in children with hematochezia.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 277 children who underwent colonoscopy because of hematochezia...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features and factors contributing to treatment outcome for chronic functional constipation in children.
METHODS: We analyzed the medical records of...
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the needle aspiration alternative to open surgical drainage of children with suppurative cervical lymphadenitis requiring surgical drainage.
METHODS: From January 1998 to...
PURPOSE: To assess the height growth of children with epilepsy receiving antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and the related factors.
METHODS: The subjects were 148 children diagnosed with epilepsy at Pusan National University...
PURPOSE: Early diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) in children is difficult. The widely used tuberculin skin test has low sensitivity and cross reactivity with non-tuberculous mycobacteria or Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination....
PURPOSE: In adults, valproate (VPA) has been reported to be associated with thrombocytopenia. However, few studies have investigated this association in children, and the factors affecting platelet counts remain controversial....