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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in the Evaluation of Pediatric Pancreaticobiliary Diseases
17 November 2011
Ultrasonography and computed tomography are the initial imaging methods of choice for evaluating the pediatric pancreaticobiliary diseases. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is oft...
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Hsun-Chin Chao
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305-306
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Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester Possessing Various Immunomodulatory Effects Is a Potentially Effective Therapy for Asthma
21 November 2011
Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders in childhood, which imposes a growing burden on society in terms of morbidity, quality of life, and health care costs. In addition to current medicat...
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Yao-Hsu Yang
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307-308
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Rett Syndrome: From Bed to Bench
07 November 2011
Rett syndrome (RTT), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by delayed-onset loss of spoken language and the development of distinctive hand stereotypies, affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live ...
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Shih-Ming Weng,
Mark E.S. Bailey,
Stuart R. Cobb
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309-316
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Characteristics and Incidences of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease in the Decades Before and After 2000
07 November 2011
Objective: The increasing incidence of pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) is well known in Western countries in the last two decades. This study was conducted to delineate the trends of incidence during t...
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Yu-Mei Shen,
Jia-Feng Wu,
Huey-Ling Chen,
Hong-Yuan Hsu,
Mei-Hwei Chang,
Te-Kuei Hsieh,
Yen-Hsuan Ni
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317-320
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Analysis of Incidence and Risk Factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity Among Very-low-birth-weight Infants in North Taiwan
14 November 2011
Background: Although significant advances have been made in perinatal care, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains a serious complication in prematurely born individuals. There have been limited stu...
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Chang-Yo Yang,
Reyin Lien,
Peng-Hong Yang,
Shih-Ming Chu,
Jen-Fu Hsu,
Ren-Huei Fu,
Ming-Chou Chiang
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321-326
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The Immunoregulatory Effects of Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester on the Cytokine Secretion of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Asthmatic Children
14 November 2011
Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways for which current treatments are mainly based on pharmacological interventions, such as glucocorticoid therapy. Our objective was to...
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Leticia Bautista Sy,
Li-King Yang,
Chiau-Juno Chiu,
Wen-Mein Wu
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327-331
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Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Pancreatobiliary Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients
07 November 2011
Background: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is an innovative and noninvasive technique for evaluating the biliary tree and pancreatic duct in children. The aim of this study was to ...
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Chang-Ting Huang,
Hung-Chang Lee,
Wai-Tao Chen,
Chuen-Bin Jiang,
Shin-Lin Shih,
Chun-Yan Yeung
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332-336
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Comparison of Pigtail Catheter With Chest Tube for Drainage of Parapneumonic Effusion in Children
14 November 2011
Background: The use of thoracostomy tube for drainage of parapneumonic effusion is an important therapeutic measure. In this study, we compared the effectiveness and complications between chest tube a...
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Chien-Heng Lin,
Wei-Ching Lin,
Jeng-Sheng Chang
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337-341
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Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: A Single Center’s Experience
07 November 2011
Background/Purpose: The outcome of extremely low birth weight (ELBW, ≤1000g) infants has recently been improved in Taiwan. However, their postdischarge anthropometry and development have seldom been e...
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Yung-Chieh Lin,
Yuh-Jyh Lin,
Chyi-Her Lin
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342-348
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura and Elevated Hepatitis C Virus Antibody in a Girl With Nasopharyngeal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
14 November 2011
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was reported in association with malignancies. However, HSP and HCV infection rarely present in pediatric patients with non-Hodgkin’...
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Jen-Yin Hou,
Hsi-Che Liu,
Der-Cherng Liang,
Yin-Sum Choi,
Chia-Ying Lin,
Ting-Chi Yeh
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349-352
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Bilateral Hip Pain Caused by Adductor Pyomyositis as the Initial Presentation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a 17-Year-Old Child
14 November 2011
Pyomyositis is a pyogenic muscular tissue infection mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) accounts for only 2–3% of cases of childhood leukemia. Herein, we rep...
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Ming-Chun Chen,
Shang-Hsien Yang,
Ting-Kuo Yao,
Pau-Nyen Chong,
Shu-Huey Chen
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353-357
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An Unusual Case of Heteropagus: Autosite With a Complex Cardiac Malformation
07 November 2011
Asymmetrical form of conjoined twinning (heteropagus) is an extremely rare event with an incidence of 1–2 million live births. The incomplete component of heteropagus, namely, parasite, usually consis...
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Hulya Ozkan-Ulu,
Yavuz Yilmaz,
Fatma Nur Sari,
Nahide Altug,
Nurdan Uras,
Ugur Dilmen
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358-360
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Anti-N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis
07 November 2011
Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is a treatment-responsive encephalitis associated with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies, which bind to the NR1/NR2 heteromers of the NMDA receptors....
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Te-Yu Hung,
Ning-Hui Foo,
Ming-Chi Lai
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361-364
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