Fever in children is a common concern for parents and one of the most frequent presenting
complaints in emergency department visits, often involving non-pediatric emergency …

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common indications for abdominal surgery in
pediatrics with peak incidence in the second decade of life. Acute appendicitis in the first …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprehends a wide range of conditions,
encompassing from fatty liver or steatohepatitis with or without fibrosis, to cirrhosis and its …

Background The efficacy of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing urinary tract
infection (UTI) in infants with grade III, IV, or V vesicoureteral reflux is controversial. Methods …

Objective: To verify in obese children whether or not the presence of i) high waist-to-height
ratio (WHtR), ii) family history for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and iii) acanthosis nigricans (AN) …

Background With the rising global prevalence of fatty liver disease related to metabolic
dysfunction, the association of this common liver condition with chronic kidney disease …

Summary Background Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure has been associated with increased
incidence of diabetes and obesity in adults. Objectives To evaluate whether an association …

Background and Aims A polymorphism in adiponutrin/patatin-like phospholipase-3 gene
(PNPLA3), rs738409 C-> G, encoding for the I148M variant, is the strongest genetic …

One of the most common complications of childhood obesity is the non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), which is the most common form of liver disease in children. NAFLD is …

Background In recent years, several studies have been published on the prognosis of
children with congenital solitary kidney (CSK), with controversial results, and a worldwide …