Background: Recto-urethral prostatic fistula (RUPF) is a rare form of anorectal malformation (ARM). Its prenatal diagnosis and management with a minimum consequence are challenging. This study aimed to present diagnostic ...

Background: Lumbosacral agenesis or caudal regression syndrome (CRS) is a rare congenital malformation represented with symmetrical sacrococcygeal or lumbosacrococcygeal agenesis with a varied incidence between 1 per 25000 ...

Background: Cantrell's pentalogy (CP) is a rare congenital disease caused by morphological changes in the mesoderm. Defects of the lower sternum with ectopia cordis, midline supraumbilical abdominal wall, anterior diaphragm, ...

Background: Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) during the gestation period is a major factor that predicts fetal weight and development. It is also positively associated with an increase in fetal head circumference and ...

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) among asphyxiated newborns for reducing mortality, adverse clinical events, and short-term outcomes in comparison to asphyxiated ...

Background: Congenital heart defect (CHD) is one of the leading causes of neonatal death. Although the majority of CHDs are isolated, a significant number of them are associated with noncardiac anomalies. Esophageal Atresia ...

Background: Jaundice is a prevalent problem among neonates. Patients undergoing phototherapy need a close follow-up of their serum bilirubin levels to determine the treatment response. To make a comparison between ...

Background: The painful procedure of drawing blood from the heel (heel lance) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is necessary for some diagnostic tests. However, it can have negative effects on the physiological ...

Background: Premature birth is linked to neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Neuregulin (NRG) is a trophic factor from the growth factor (GF) of a transmembrane polypeptide, encoded by four different genes, including ...

Background: Neurosonography has been widely used for screening and early detection of Central Nervous System (CNS) defects, such as intraventricular hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, cerebral edema, or any structural anomalies ...

Background: Urine calprotectin significantly elevates in acute kidney injury (AKI) in adult and pediatric patients. The present study aimed to assess the accuracy of urine calprotectin as a diagnostic marker for (AKI) in ...

Background: Perinatal asphyxia is the main cause of neurodevelopmental sequelae and perinatal death. Caspase-3 is a major enzyme associated with apoptosis and increases in hypoxic-ischemic events. There is still no reliable ...