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Background: There is increasing evidence that maternal obesity is associated with several structural birth defects. Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) account for 30 to 50% of children starting kidney
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a novel technique in pediatric bariatric surgery. The patient reported here participated in our pediatric weight management clinic for 2 years. His obesity was complicated by obstructive sleep apnea, acanthosis nigricans, and hypertension. His past medical
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of computed tomography (CT) renal angiogram (CTRA) in the management of childhood hypertension. This is a retrospective study of 24 children with clinical suspicion of renovascular disease who underwent CTRA examinations. CTRA demonstrated
Subtelomeric imbalances have been implicated in developmental delay and mental retardation (MR) and described for most chromosomes. This study reports the first detailed description of two individuals with de novo 12q subtelomere deletions and high-resolution mapping of their deletion size with