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Volume 53(9); Sep 2010
Review Articles
General considerations and updates in pediatric gastrointestinal diagnostic endoscopy
Yong Joo Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):817-823.   Published online September 13, 2010

Gastrointestinal and colonic endoscopic examinations have been performed in pediatric patients in Korea for 3 decades. Endoscopic procedures are complex and may be unsafe if special concerns are not considered. Many things have to be kept in mind before, during, and after the procedure. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is one of the most frequently performed procedure in children nowadays, Since the dimension...

Role of colonoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric lower gastrointestinal disorders
Jae Hong Park
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):824-829.   Published online September 13, 2010

The safety and effectiveness of colonoscopy in the investigation of lower gastrointestinal tract pathology in children has been established for more than 2 decades in Korea. Skill and experience have since advanced to the point that both diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy are now routinely performed by most pediatric gastroenterologists. Pediatric colonoscopy differs significantly from its adult parallels in nearly every...

Change in the treatment strategy for pediatric Crohn's disease
Mi Jin Kim, Yon Ho Choe
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):830-833.   Published online September 13, 2010

Crohn's disease is characterized by chronic inflammation involving any portion of the gastrointestinal tract. Treating Crohn's disease is a major challenge for clinicians, as no curative therapy currently exists. Pediatric Crohn's disease is characterized by frequent relapses, a wide extent of disease, a high prevalence of extraintestinal manifestations, and a severe clinical course. The classic therapeutic approach is known as...

Original Articles
Korean speech sound development in children from bilingual Japanese-Korean environments
Jeoung Suk Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Yoon Mi Choi, Hyun Gi Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Min Kyung Lee, Sun Jun Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):834-839.   Published online September 13, 2010
Purpose

This study investigates Korean speech sound development, including articulatory error patterns, among the Japanese-Korean children whose mothers are Japanese immigrants to Korea.

Methods

The subjects were 28 Japanese-Korean children with normal development born to Japanese women immigrants who lived in Jeonbuk province, Korea. They were assessed through Computerized Speech Lab 4500. The control group consisted of 15 Korean children who lived in...

Microalbuminuria in children with urinary tract infection
Byung Ok Kwak, Sochung Chung, Kyo Sun Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):840-844.   Published online September 13, 2010
Purpose

Microalbuminuria is defined as increased urinary albumin excretion (30-300 mg/day) or microalbumin/creatinine ratio (30-300 mg/g) in a spot urine sample. Although microalbuminuria is a predictor of clinical nephropathy and cardiomyopathy, few studies have investigated microalbuminuria in children with urinary tract infection (UTI).

Methods

Therefore, we compared the spot urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio in pediatric UTI patients with that of control subjects. We investigated...

Effects of human growth hormone on gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in mice
Janardhan P. Bhattarai, Shin Hye Kim, Seong Kyu Han, Mi Jung Park
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):845-851.   Published online September 13, 2010
Purpose

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) has been widely used to treat short stature. However, there are some concerns that growth hormone treatment may induce skeletal maturation and early onset of puberty. In this study, we investigated whether rhGH can directly affect the neuronal activities of of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).

Methods

We performed brain slice gramicidin-perforated current clamp recording to examine the direct...

Case Reports
Testicular torsion in the inguinal region in an extremely low birth weight infant
Yu Jin Jung, Jae Min Chung
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):852-854.   Published online September 13, 2010

Testicular torsion is rare in newborn infants. However, its frequency has increased, most of which are reported in full-term infants. We diagnosed and treated testicular torsion in an extremely low birth weight infant (ELBWI). A 2×2 cm red mass was palpable in the left groin of a 24-week-old, 745 g, male newborn at 23 days of age. Left testicular torsion...

A case of Kawasaki disease with coexistence of a parapharyngeal abscess requiring incision and drainage
Se Hyun Choi, Hyun Jung Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):855-858.   Published online September 13, 2010

Kawasaki disease (KD) causes multisystemic vasculitis but infrequently manifests with deep neck infections, such as a peritonsillar abscess, peritonsillar or deep neck cellulitis, suppurative parapharyngeal infection, or retropharyngeal abscess. As its etiology is still unknown, the diagnosis is usually made based on typical symptoms. The differential diagnosis between KD and deep neck infections is important, considering the variable head and...

Transient splenial lesion of the corpus callosum in a case of benign convulsion associated with rotaviral gastroenteritis
Yoon Young Jang, Kye Hyang Lee
Korean J Pediatr. 2010;53(9):859-862.   Published online September 13, 2010

Transient magnetic resonance (MR) signal changes in the splenium of the corpus callosum (SCC) arise from many different conditions, including encephalopathy or encephalitis caused by infection, seizures, metabolic derangements, and asphyxia. Few case reports exist on reversible SCC lesions associated with rotavirus infection. A benign convulsion with mild gastroenteritis (CwG) is frequently associated with rotaviral infections. This entity is characterized...

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