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Gone for Good: Proven Approaches to Pilonidal Disease
Cysts in the gluteal cleft cause pain and embarrassment – and often recur. Here’s the evidence on which treatments and techniques have the best outcomes for kids with this common condition.Genetic Diseases Linked to Nonimmune Hydrops: Distinctions in Diagnosis and Prognosis
In this short video, Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Genetics specialist, Dr. Teresa Sparks, MD, MAS, presents a recently published UCSF study of non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) cases.Wetting and Fretting: How to Help Families Resolve Incontinence and Other Common Urological Issues
UCSF pediatric providers offer guidance based on their experience with urinary incontinence, testicle abnormalities and phimosis. Their game plan for getting kids from wet to dry breaks down incontinence types, explains the constipation connection, and dispels misconceptions about bed-wetting alarms.Understanding Chest Wall Conditions in Children: Types and Treatments
UCSF pediatric surgeon Sunghoon Kim, MD, presents an overview of pectus malformations, including images that illuminate how to distinguish types, ways to assess severity, and guidance on surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. Bonus: a new technique for controlling postop chest pain.Understand Childhood Ischemic Stroke – and Take Action
Pediatric neurologist and stroke specialist Christine Fox, MD, MAS, presents keys to identifying and treating children with ischemic stroke. In this short video, she covers risk factors, imaging modalities, evolving treatment strategies and secondary stroke prevention.Demystifying Celiac Disease in Kids: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies
Affecting many body systems, celiac disease presents in a multitude of ways – sometimes with no digestive symptoms.A Surge in Sports Stress: How to Support Child Wellness During COVID
Sports specialization and misguided parenting practices have led to undue stress on athletic youngsters, with physical and psychological consequences now exacerbated by the quarantine.Fetal Neurology: New Frontiers
Ventriculomegaly and corpus callosum abnormalities are relatively common fetal ultrasound findings involving the brain. Neuroimaging specialists at the UCSF Fetal Treatment Center illustrate their consult process, showing the prognostic range for these conditions and MRI’s potential payoff for patient management.Little Feet: Common Pediatric Foot Abnormalities
Brush up on the complex anatomy of the foot and learn which exam findings warrant referral to a specialist.Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder: Proven Strategies from a Multidisciplinary Team
Placenta accreta spectrum disorder is a varied and increasingly common complication of pregnancy, so ob/gyns need a firm grasp of risk factors and ultrasound signs“My Chest Hurts”: How to Assess a Worrisome Symptom in Kids
While most chest pain in children isn’t caused by heart trouble, pediatricians keep patients safe when they ask the right questions and include certain steps in the physical exam.Common Spinal Deformities in Kids
This presentation from pediatric orthopedic surgeon Ishaan Swarup, MD, shines a light on the developing spine. Focusing on scoliosis and kyphosis, he offers definitions, classifications, physical exam and testing pointers, treatment options and associated outcomes, and tips on when to refer.