To the Editor: As an osteopathic pediatrician who has used osteopathic manipulative treatment for patients with infantile colic, it was a pleasure to read about the research of Hayden and Mullinger1 that was summarized by Michael A. Seffinger, DO,2 in the May installation of “The Somatic Connection.” Hayden and Mullinger1 focused on the use of osteopathic manipulation by osteopaths in the Unite...

Introduction: Infantile colic has been defined as episodes of excessive and persistent crying without known medical cause. Kangaroo mother care is a new method for case of newborn with several advantages. This study designed for evolution KMC and its effect on infantile colic. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial, from 1th may 2008 to 1th may 2009 a total of 70 children, aged 3-...

Original Article PURPOSE: A thorough knowledge of the anatomy of colonic mesenteric arteries is necessary to accomplish successful uncomplicated abdominal operations, especially laparoscopic colonic resections in which the mesenteric vessels can't be palpated. Such knowledge is also important when performing a colonic resection for cancer using proximal vascular ligation and wide en bloc resect...

Infantile colic is a benign process in which an infant has paroxysms of inconsolable crying for more than three hours per day, more than three days per week, for longer than three weeks. It affects approximately 10% to 40% of infants worldwide and peaks at around six weeks of age, with symptoms resolving by three to six months of age. The incidence is equal between sexes, and there is no correl...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Infantile colic is a common problem within the first 3 months of life and causes considerable distress for parents and paediatricians. Despite 40 years of research, its pathogenesis is incompletely understood and treatment remains an open issue. This review will describe recent studies that have examined different kinds of interventions. RECENT FINDINGS Important advances in...

BACKGROUND/AIM To investigate the seasonal variations of the incidence of renal colic by a computerized analysis of cyclic climatic features. METHODS 1,163 consecutive patients with acute renal colic were studied. Eigendecomposition and signal reconstruction of district temperature and humidity were performed to establish any cyclic variation. Average temperatures and humidity values were cal...