Obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) is a rare complication after cardiac surgery in infants and children. We present case 2-year-old male child who underwent to repair mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. After 18 months surgery, developed SVC syndrome. Transcatheter stenting was performed relieve obstruction detected with transthoracic echocardiography. The patient discha...

background: breastfeeding has been recognized to have a great deal of benefits for both the mothers and infants. moreover, the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life has been greatly acknowledged. therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of starting breastfeeding in the first hour after delivery and the exclusive breast milk feeding as well as the a...

Desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas (DIG) are uncommon supratentorial brain tumors with a usually good prognosis despite an aggressive radiological appearance that typically occurs in infants below the age of 24 months. DIGs are exclusively supratentorial, generally have a voluminous size, and are partially cystic. Total surgical removal is sufficient for the treatment of these tumors, and no...

Introduction: There are many advantages in breastfeeding of infants. The impact of fasting of breastfeeding mothers during Ramadan, on their exclusively breastfed infants’ growth, is still unclear. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of maternal Ramadan fasting on growth parameters of exclusively breastfed infants. Methods: This cohort study was conducted on 55 healthy, exclu...

introduction group a β-hemolytic streptococcus is the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis among 5 - 15-year-old children, but it is uncommon in children less than three years old and rarely happens in infants less than one year old. case presentation the patient was a 62-day-old female infant who presented with fever and poor feeding since two days before admission. at the time of admiss...

patent ductus arteriosus (pda) is an open communication between the upper descending thoracic aorta and the proximal left pulmonary artery, which results from persistence of the fetal ductus arteriosus. it may be isolated or occur with other congenital cardiac anomalies. aneurysms of the ductus arteriosus are rare lesions which may occur as a spontaneous. infantile fonn or occur in later childh...

BACKGROUND Recent ecological research from Latin America has shown that infant health could be promoted through exclusive breastfeeding in infants aged 0-3 months and partial breastfeeding throughout the remainder of infancy. METHODS In a cross-sectional study in 1995, the author interviewed 518 mothers with infants leq; 1 year in La Paz, Bolivia, to describe the breastfeeding pattern and its...