As a new and preferred light source for phototherapy, blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) with wavelengths of 400-500 nm have been used to treat hyperbilirubinaemia in infantile jaundice [1]. Recent studies report that blue LED irradiation induces apoptosis by stimulating a mitochondrial pathway and reduces the early growth rate of melanoma cells in mice [2]. Here, we detected the induction of ap...

A 33 year old man presented with biliary colic and transient obstructive jaundice. In the 4 weeks preceding admission he had been taking a very low calorie diet (the Cambridge Diet) and celebrated achieving his target weight with a fatty meal on the morning of admission. An ultrasound of the gallbladder suggested biliary sludge. We suggest that he developed the biliary sludge as a consequence o...

= A bs t rac t = Infantile hemangioendothelioma which is the most common primary vascular neoplasm of the liver in infancy and early childhood, frequently poses diagnostic problems due to its characteristics, and thus the authors performed a retrospective clinicopathological analysis of 5 cases of infantile hemangioendothelioma of the liver. All the cases were found before 6 months of age, and ...

infantile haemangiomas (ih) are the most common vascular tumors occurring in early childhood, with a prevalence of approximately 5-10% of infants. these vascular tumors are divided into two main groups including infantile haemangioma and vascular malformations. although, haemangioma of infancy are common, benign and self-limited tumors, a significant percent of these lesions are associated with...

BACKGROUND This study analyzed the clinical presentation, postoperative morbidity and mortality and incidence of associated extrahepatic biliary atresia in children with biliary cysts in Taiwan. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 158 pediatric patients with biliary cysts seen between June 1981 and July 2004, with follow-up ranging from 12 months to 22 years (mean, 11.2 +/- 6.1...

cases and the detailed notes collected from various sources, it is my idea to present in a connected form the important points associated with the disease. Infantile biliary cirrhosis, infantile cirrhosis of the liver, or infantile liver, is a definite disease entity of infants characterized by an insidious onset, a rather slow course, enlargement of the liver and spleen, jaundice, late ascites...

Abstract Background Infantile Fibrosarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumor in infants and children mostly located in extremities. An infantile and adult form has similar histopathological patterns but survival prognosis is much better in infantile form. Recurrence of infantile fibrosarcoma is common but the rates of metastasis are less than 10 percent in children younger than five Years and 50 p...

more colic. After the gall-stone was passed the motions became colourless and pasty, and the urine was noticed to be darker than usual. Jaundice was first noticed on the &t.h August 1909, but it was slight. By the 29th August 1909 the jaundice had become much more pronounced, the stools were quite colourless, the urine was deeply stained with bile, and the child had fever ranging from 99 to 100...

Ophthalmoplegic lipidosis is a recently recognised neurovisceral storage disease which is also described as 'a neurovisceral storage disease with vertical supranuclear opthalmoplegia" or as 'juvenile dystonic lipidosis.'23 The clinical presentation varies, but there appear to be 3 groups of patients: firstly, those who present in infancy with failure to thrive, jaundice, and hepatosplenomegaly;...