Congenital Anomalies of the Viscera

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1158-1158
Author(s):  
JOSEF WARKANY
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
Human Embryology

This concise pathologic embryology appears at a time when pediatricians and many other medical specialists are showing an increased interest in congenital malformations and their origin. While most textbooks of embryology deal chiefly with normal development and treat malformations briefly, the presentation is reversed in this volume. Dr. Bremer, Hersey Professor of Anatomy, Emeritus, at Harvard University, who has been associated with the Boston Children's Hospital for many years, is an authority on normal and abnormal human embryology.

scholarly journals Prevalence, Types and Risk Factors of Congenital Anomalies (A Hospital Based Study)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira M. Shalaby ◽  
Amira F. EL-Gazzar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family History ◽  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Children’S Hospital

Abstract Background: Congenital anomalies (CA) are common causes of infant’s and childhood deaths and disability. Objectives: The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence, describe the types and risk factors of congenital anomalies among newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a Children's Hospital. Study design: It is a prospective observational study(analytic cross sectional study) was performed and screening of the newborn admitted at NICU of a Children's Hospital during the period of 6 months from 1 to 12-2017 to the end of 5-2018. The sample was 346 newborns, 173 cases and 173 control. We collected data using a record checklist and an interviewing questionnaire.Results: There were a significant difference between cases and control concerning gestational age (P=0.001), single or multiple babies (P=0.002), residence (P=0.001), consanguineous marriage (P=0.01) and family history of unfavorable outcome (P=0.001). We also found that the most common type of congenital anomalies was gastrointestinal anomalies 63 cases (36.4%) with tracheoesophageal fistula 17 cases (27%) being the most common GIT anomalies. Then the musculoskeletal anomalies being the second common anomalies 14.5% with diaphragmatic hernia 10 cases being the most common in musculoskeletal anomalies followed by other anomalies (22 multiple +1Conjoined Twins 23 cases (13.3%) followed by circulatory anomalies 22 cases (12.7%), followed by CNS anomalies 18 cases (10%). Conclusion: The prevalence of congenital anomalies was 22.97%. The most common anomalies were gastrointestinal anomalies (GIT), musculoskeletal anomalies, multiple anomalies and circulatory system anomalies. The risk factors were consanguineous marriage, positive family history, urban areas, full-term and singleton pregnancies.

Passy-Muir Speaking Valve Use in a Children's Hospital: An Interdisciplinary Approach

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Hofmann ◽  
Joseph Bolton ◽  
Susan Ferry
Keyword(s):  
Tracheostomy Tube ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Speaking Valve ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital

Abstract At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) we treat many children requiring tracheostomy tube placement. With potential for a tracheostomy tube to be in place for an extended period of time, these children may be at risk for long-term disruption to normal speech development. As such, speaking valves that restore more normal phonation are often key tools in the effort to restore speech and promote more typical language development in this population. However, successful use of speaking valves is frequently more challenging with infant and pediatric patients than with adult patients. The purpose of this article is to review background information related to speaking valves, the indications for one-way valve use, criteria for candidacy, and the benefits of using speaking valves in the pediatric population. This review will emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration from the perspectives of speech-language pathology and respiratory therapy. Along with the background information, we will present current practices and a case study to illustrate a safe and systematic approach to speaking valve implementation based upon our experiences.

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