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Pediatric Surgical Services Newsletter - March 2021
In this edition: Imaging in younger kids without sedation, and 24/7 Emergency Department consultations/advice.
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Pediatric Thyroid Nodules: Detecting a Rare But Risky Condition
This guide to thyroid nodules for pediatricians covers risk factors in the young, an important benchmark for potential malignancy in kids, tips on performing a hands-on neck exam, and best practices for workup as well as follow-up. Includes a useful flowchart for patient management, starting from the point of nodule detection.
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Hard Facts to Inform Hard Decisions: Treating the Fetal Heart
Anita J. Moon-Grady, MD, FAAP, director of the UCSF Fetal Cardiovascular Program, examines the reality of whether long-term outcomes are better for babies who had in utero interventions for certain heart defects, as well as the short-term complications for mothers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pediatric Surgical Services Newsletter - February 2021
In this edition: Better access for orthopaedic surgery, Innovative physical therapy via telehealth, Willieford Moses, MD, joins General Surgery team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
