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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38496210/biliary-atresia-in-preterm-infants-a-single-center-experience-and-review-of-literature
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Federico Beati, Antonella Mosca, Andrea Pietrobattista, Daniela Liccardo, Sara Ronci, Lidia Monti, Paola Francalanci, Marco Spada, Giuseppe Maggiore, Pietro Bagolan, Fabio Fusaro
INTRODUCTION: The diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) remains challenging, and there is still uncertainty regarding the optimal time to perform a Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE). Little is known about the difficulties in the diagnosis and outcomes of BA in preterm infants (PBA). This study, which represents the first Italian report of preterm infants with BA, aims to describe a single-center experience of BA in preterm newborns. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all infants consecutively diagnosed with BA who underwent a Kasai procedure at the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital between January 1998 and December 2021...
2024: Frontiers in Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38496137/unguarded-tricuspid-valve-and-pulmonary-atresia-with-intact-ventricular-septum-complicated-with-right-coronary-artery-fistula-and-advanced-atrioventricular-block-in-a-fetus-a-case-report
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Hideharu Oka, Mio Taketazu, Rina Imanishi, Sorachi Shimada, Saori Sugiyama, Kentaro Nakanishi, Akiko Yoshizawa, Asako Kanai, Yuko Yokohama, Tomohiro Nawa, Madoka Sawada, Motoki Takamuro, Kouichi Nakau
The unguarded tricuspid valve is a rare and severe condition. When found in the fetus, they mostly undergo abortion or intrauterine death. The details of the fetal course in such cases are poorly understood. Here, we report a case of an unguarded tricuspid valve detected at 20 weeks of gestation who developed a complete atrioventricular block and survived in utero. The fetus also had pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, Uhl's disease, hypoplastic right ventricle, noncompacted left ventricle, valvular aortic stenosis, and right coronary artery fistula to the right ventricle...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38495970/trends-in-syphilis-in-pregnant-women-in-japan-in-2016-and-2022
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Eijiro Hayata, Shunji Suzuki, Shin-Ichi Hoshi, Akihiko Sekizawa, Yoko Sagara, Isamu Ishiwata, Tadaichi Kitamura
Since 2012, the rate of syphilis infection has increased dramatically in high-income countries including Japan. In this study, we examined the rate of syphilis infection among pregnant women and perinatal outcomes in the syphilis-infected pregnancy in 2022 in Japan, and compared the results with those in 2016. We requested 2,005 obstetric institutes to provide information on syphilis infection in pregnant women who delivered in 2022. A total of 1,346 obstetrical facilities responded with valid information. We compared the results with those in our previous study...
March 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492743/-antenatal-care-for-fetuses-with-congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Charles Mégier, Alexandra Letourneau, Lina Bejjani, Meriem Macha Boumerzoug, Cécile Suffee, Van Huynh, Julien Saada, Grégoire Dumery, Alexandra Benachi
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) can be diagnosed prenatally and its severity assessed by fetal imaging. The prognosis of a fetus with CDH is based on whether or not the hernia is isolated, the measurement of lung volume on ultrasound and MRI, and the position of the liver. The birth of a child with CDH should take place in a center adapted to the care of such children, and in accordance with the recommendations defined by the French National Diagnosis and Care Protocol. It has recently been demonstrated that for moderate and severe forms of CDH, tracheal occlusion using a balloon placed in utero by fetoscopy (FETO) increases survival until discharge from the neonatal unit, but at the cost of an increased risk of prematurity...
March 14, 2024: Gynecologie, Obstetrique, Fertilite & Senologie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38491531/pregnancy-and-obstetric-outcomes-of-dichorionic-triamniotic-triplet-pregnancies-with-selective-foetal-reduction-after-assisted-reproductive-technology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shuhua Liu, Qianhua Xu, Dehong Liu, Qiuru Li, Jingyu Qian, Bin Zhang, Xianxia Chen
BACKGROUND: It is generally beneficial and recommended that dichorionic triamniotic (DCTA) triplet pregnancies be reduced to monochorionic (MC) twin or singleton pregnancies after assisted reproductive technology (ART). However, some infertile couples still have a firm desire to retain twins. For this reason, the best foetal reduction strategies need to be available for infertile couples and clinicians. Given that data on the elective reduction of DCTA triplet pregnancies to twin pregnancies are scarce, we investigated the outcomes of elective reduction of DCTA triplet pregnancies through the retrospective analysis of previous data...
March 15, 2024: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology: RB&E
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38482999/right-ventricular-outflow-tract-obstruction-in-twin-to-twin-transfusion-syndrome-undergoing-laser-surgery-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Hiba J Mustafa, Muhammad Jawwad, Ayesha Iqbal Mansoor, Giorgio Pagani, Francesco D'Antonio, Asma Khalil
INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate the incidence, prenatal factors and outcomes of twin-to-twin transfusion (TTTS) with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A systematic search was conducted to identify relevant studies published until February 2023 in English using the databases PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Studies reporting on pregnancies with TTTS and RVOTO were included. The random-effect model pooled the mean differences or odds ratios (OR) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals...
March 14, 2024: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38477562/the-push-pull-intercrop-desmodium-does-not-repel-but-intercepts-and-kills-pests
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anna L Erdei, Aneth B David, Eleni C Savvidou, Vaida Džemedžionaitė, Advaith Chakravarthy, Béla P Molnár, Teun Dekker
Over two decades ago, an intercropping strategy was developed that received critical acclaim for synergizing food security with ecosystem resilience in smallholder farming. The push-pull strategy reportedly suppresses lepidopteran pests in maize through a combination of a repellent intercrop (push), commonly Desmodium spp., and an attractive, border crop (pull). Key in the system is the intercrop's constitutive release of volatile terpenoids that repel herbivores. However, the earlier described volatiles were not detectable in the headspace of Desmodium , and only minimally upon herbivory...
March 13, 2024: ELife
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38475835/tracheal-agenesis-versus-tracheal-atresia-anatomical-conditions-pathomechanisms-and-causes-with-a-possible-link-to-a-novel-mapk11-variant-in-one-case
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mateja Pfeifer, Helga Rehder, Maria Gerykova Bujalkova, Christine Bartsch, Barbara Fritz, Cordula Knopp, Björn Beckers, Frank Dohle, Matthias Meyer-Wittkopf, Roland Axt-Fliedner, Alexander V Beribisky, Manuel Hofer, Franco Laccone, Katharina Schoner
BACKGROUND: In this study we aimed to describe the morphological and pathogenetic differences between tracheal agenesis and tracheal atresia, which are not clearly distinguished from each other in the literature, and to contribute thereby to the understanding and management of these conditions. Both tracheal agenesis and tracheal atresia represent rare disorders of still unknown aetiology that cannot be detected by prenatal ultrasound. If the affected foetuses survive until birth these conditions result in respiratory failure and in futile attempts to rescue the infant's life...
March 12, 2024: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38473719/the-impacts-of-periconceptional-alcohol-on-neonatal-ovaries-and-subsequent-adult-fertility-in-the-rat
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah E Steane, Danielle J Burgess, Karen M Moritz, Lisa K Akison
Maternal exposures during pregnancy can impact the establishment of the ovarian reserve in offspring, the lifetime supply of germ cells that determine a woman's reproductive lifespan. However, despite alcohol consumption being common in women of reproductive age, the impact of prenatal alcohol on ovarian development is rarely investigated. This study used an established rat model of periconceptional ethanol exposure (PCEtOH; 12.5% v / v ethanol) for 4 days prior to 4 days post-conception. Ovaries were collected from neonates (day 3 and day 10), and genes with protein products involved in regulating the ovarian reserve analyzed by qPCR...
February 20, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38472563/live-birth-outcomes-following-single-step-blastocyst-warming-technique-optimizing-efficiency-without-impacting-live-birth-rates
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Victoria S Jiang, Panagiotis Cherouveim, Mackenzie N Naert, Irene Dimitriadis, Irene Souter, Charles L Bormann
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of a single-step (SS) warming versus standard warming (SW) protocol on the survival/expansion of vitrified blastocysts and their clinical outcomes post-frozen embryo transfer (FET). METHODS: Retrospective analysis was performed on 200 vitrified/warmed research blastocysts equally divided amongst two thawing protocols utilizing the Fujifilm Warming NX kits (Fujifilm, CA). SW utilized the standard 14-minute manufacturer's guidelines...
March 13, 2024: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38471459/temporal-trends-in-severe-brain-injury-and-associated-outcomes-in-very-preterm-infants
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdul Razak, Emily Johnston, Alice Stewart, Marissa A T Clark, Penelope Stevens, Margaret Charlton, Flora Wong, C McDonald, Rod W Hunt, Suzanne Miller, Atul Malhotra
INTRODUCTION: Severe brain injury (SBI), including severe intraventricular haemorrhage (sIVH) and cystic periventricular leukomalacia, poses significant challenges for preterm infants, yet recent data and trends are limited. METHODS: Analyses were conducted using the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network data on preterm infants born <32 weeks' gestation admitted at Monash Children's Hospital, Australia, from January 2014 to April 2021. The occurrence and trends of SBI and sIVH among preterm infants, along with the rates and trends of death and neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in SBI infants were assessed...
March 12, 2024: Neonatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469845/smooth-roads-ahead-lessons-from-our-sick-neonate-retrieval-service
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zubair Ahmad Bhat, Mohamed Muneer Varikkottil, Femitha Pournami, Ajai Kumar Prithvi, Naveen Jain
Strategies for free transfer of sick neonates to hospitals are in place, but reports suggest suboptimal status of the same across the country. Over 7 years, our Sick Neonate Retrieval Service (SNRS) transported 165 neonates, of whom 92.1% survived. Safe, stable transportation mandates the presence of a neonatology-trained doctor and nurse in an equipped ambulance.
March 15, 2024: Indian Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469825/-in-visibilising-pregnancy-loss-in-southern-malawi
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bregje de Kok, Marion Chirwa Kajombo, Priscilla Matinga, Blessings Kaunda
Miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal deaths have received limited attention in global health programmes and research, even though pregnancy loss is common, traumatic and stigmatised. This paper seeks to illuminate lived experiences of pregnancy loss in southern Malawi, drawing on findings from semi-structured interviews and focus groups with women who have experienced loss, health professionals and community members, and observations of maternity care. Combining thematic and discourse analysis, we show how societal and medical discourses frame women as responsible for (failed) reproduction, and restrict possibilities to speak about, and respond to, loss...
March 12, 2024: Culture, Health & Sexuality
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469561/cardiomyocyte-fibroblast-interaction-regulates-ferroptosis-and-fibrosis-after-myocardial-injury
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mary E Mohr, Shuang Li, Allison M Trouten, Rebecca A Stairley, Patrick L Roddy, Chun Liu, Min Zhang, Henry M Sucov, Ge Tao
Neonatal mouse hearts have transient renewal capacity, which is lost in juvenile and adult stages. In neonatal mouse hearts, myocardial infarction (MI) causes an initial loss of cardiomyocytes. However, it is unclear which type of regulated cell death (RCD) occurs in stressed cardiomyocytes. In the current studies, we induced MI in neonatal and juvenile mouse hearts and showed that ischemic cardiomyocytes primarily undergo ferroptosis, a non-apoptotic and iron-dependent form of RCD. We demonstrated that cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) protect cardiomyocytes from ferroptosis through paracrine effects and direct cell-cell interaction...
March 15, 2024: IScience
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469340/minor-impact-of-probiotic-bacteria-and-egg-white-on-tenebrio-molitor-growth-microbial-composition-and-pathogen-infection
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carlotta Savio, Pascal Herren, Agnès Rejasse, Alfredo Rios, William Bourelle, Annette Bruun-Jensen, Antoine Lecocq, Joop J A van Loon, Christina Nielsen-LeRoux
The industrial rearing of the yellow mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) for feed and food purposes on agricultural by-products may expose larvae and adults to entomopathogens used as biocontrol agents in crop production. Bacterial spores/toxins or fungal conidia from species such as Bacillus thuringiensis or Metarhizium brunneum could affect the survival and growth of insects. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the potential benefits of a wheat bran diet supplemented with probiotic bacteria and dried egg white on larval development and survival and its effects on the gut microbiome composition...
2024: Front Insect Sci
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469336/impact-of-bt-corn-expressing-bacillus-thuringiensis-berliner-insecticidal-proteins-on-the-growth-and-survival-of-spodoptera-frugiperda-larvae-in-colombia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jairo Rodriguez-Chalarca, Sandra J Valencia, Alejandra Rivas-Cano, Francisco Santos-González, Diana Patricia Romero
Bioassays were conducted under controlled conditions to determine the response of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) larvae fed with corn materials expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal endotoxins: (1) VT Double Pro® (VT2P) expressing Cry1A.105-Cry2Ab2 proteins and (2) VT Triple Pro® (VT3P) expressing Cry1A.105-Cry2Ab2-Cry3Bb1 proteins. The parameters assessed were: (i) mortality rate, and (ii) growth inhibition (GI) with respect to the control. To conduct this study, larvae were collected from commercial non-Bt corn fields, in four agricultural sub-regions in Colombia, between 2018 and 2020...
2024: Front Insect Sci
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38466410/pregnancy-and-neonatal-outcomes-in-25-pregnant-women-diagnosed-with-new-onset-acute-myeloid-leukemia-during-pregnancy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jing Ding, YiHan Xiao, Jie Fu, Guoli Liu, Shanyamei Huang, Xiaodong Mo
PURPOSE: The aim was to analyze the pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with new- onset acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosed during pregnancy. METHODS: In this retrospective study 25 pregnant women who were diagnosed with new-onset AML during pregnancy from January 2010 to January 2021 were enrolled. RESULTS: A total of 4, 13 and 8 pregnant women with new-onset AML were diagnosed during the first, second, and third trimesters, respectively...
March 11, 2024: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38461794/disruption-of-gonocyte-development-following-neonatal-exposure-to-di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Estefanía Reyes-Cruz, Julio César Rojas-Castañeda, Daniel Adrian Landero-Huerta, Norma Hernández-Jardón, Rafael Reynoso-Robles, María de Lourdes Juárez-Mosqueda, Alfredo Medrano, Rosa María Vigueras-Villaseñor
Pre- and/or post-natal administrations of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in experimental animals cause alterations in the spermatogenesis. However, the mechanism by which DEHP affects fertility is unknown and could be through alterations in the survival and differentiation of the gonocytes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a single administration of DEHP in newborn mice on gonocytic proliferation, differentiation and survival and its long-term effects on seminiferous epithelium and sperm quality...
March 9, 2024: Reproductive Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38460343/analysis-of-perinatal-risk-factors-for-massive-pulmonary-hemorrhage-in-very-low-birth-weight-infant-a-nationwide-large-cohort-database
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jong Ki Jung, Eun Yeob Kim, Ju Sun Heo, Kyu Hee Park, Byung Min Choi
OBJECTIVE: To determine perinatal risk factors for Massive pulmonary hemorrhage (MPH) and MPH-caused mortality to guide clinicians in implementing preventive measures at the beginning of life for improving the survival of very low birth weight infant (VLBWIs). STUDY DESIGN: A total of 13,826 VLBWIs born between 2013 and 2020 in the Korean Neonatal Network database were included. RESULTS: MPH occurred in 870 (6.3 %) VLBWIs. Among infants with MPH, 162 (18...
March 5, 2024: Early Human Development
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38460342/prolonged-renal-function-impairment-in-infants-born-during-the-peri-viable-period-a-retrospective-longitudinal-cohort-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kyosuke Ibi, Naoto Takahashi
BACKGROUND: The number of infants born during the peri-viable period who survive has been increasing. AIM: To clarify renal function in infants from the time of birth during the peri-viable period until their due date. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single center. SUBJECTS: We reviewed the data of infants born at ≤28 weeks of gestation between 2018 and 2022 at our hospital...
March 6, 2024: Early Human Development
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