Contractile mechanisms of different parts of the gut in adult and neonate may not be identical due to developmental processes. The present study was undertaken to investigate acetylcholine (ACh) and histamine induced contractile responses of colon and rectum in adult and neonatal albino rats. Contractile responses were recorded from isolated in vitro preparations. The dose-response curve for AC...

CHARGE syndrome is a condition that can disturb numerous areas of human body. As an abbreviation CHARGE stands for: coloboma, heart defects, atresia choanae, and retardation of growth, genital, and ear abnormalities. The configuration of malformations differs among individuals with this disorder, and the various health issues can be life-threatening during infancy and childhood. Affected indivi...

The in vitro activity of the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] was inhibited by CuCl2 with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 2.8 μM. The growth of an amikacin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated from a neonate with meningitis was inhibited when amikacin was supplemented by the addition of Zn(2+) or Cu(2+) in complex with the ionophore pyrithione. Coor...

Introduction Left atrial thrombus is a rare finding in a neonate. In the previous literature, atrial thrombi have been associated with catheter placement or congenital heart disease in a preterm infant. Case We report the case of a full-term neonate with no known risk factors found to have a left atrial thrombus. The neonate was born at 38 weeks' gestation to a 31-year-old female via cesarean s...

The effect of salinity on the survival, growth, development and neonate production cladoceran Scapholeberis mucronata (O. F. Müller) was studied by using Chlorella pyrenoidosa as feed at 1, 2, 3, 4 gradients control group according to pre-experiment median lethal concentration experiment. acute this species indicated that 4.5 its limit superior reproduction survival. survival rate growth indivi...

Arteriovenous fistulas have long intrigued cardiologists, in part because they are uncommon but also because of their physiologic effects, both local and general. For instance, a fistula in an extremity in children enhances growth of that extremity, whereas a fistula located in the kidney can cause systemic hypertension. Besides local effects, systemic arteriovenous fistulas, if large, have maj...

Ovarian cyst are the most common intra-abdominal cyst in female neonate. With the help of ultrasound one can make an antenatal diagnosis. We present one such neonate, she was managed by laparoscopic excision. We conclude that neonatal laparoscopy is technically feasible for management of such cysts.

The gastric teratoma is a rare tumor that usually presents as an abdominal mass, with or without features of gastric outlet obstruction. We report two cases of gastric teratoma; one - mature in a male neonate and another - ruptured immature gastric teratoma in a female neonate.

Abdominal wall defects are associated with other intra-abdominal anomalies. We report two neonates with omphalocele associated with intra-abdominal anomalies. One neonate had multicystic kidney. Other neonate had duplication cyst of ileum which was missed during initial closure in neonatal life.