Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

The physiopathology of children differs from that of adults, making it sometimes challenging to diagnose and treat pediatric patients. The broad and diverse spectrum of pediatric patients becomes apparent when we examine patients from the newborn stage, which can include premature birth, through to the age of eighteen, or from very low birth weight to one hundred kilograms in weight.

In this Special Issue, we can include original articles, reviews and case reports on several important topics, as follows:

-Pediatric surgery is a fascinating specialty due to the diversity of pathology but also due to the particularities of each individual child, and the clinical presentation can be a real challenge in order to establish a definite diagnosis and a correct treatment. Traumatology and pediatric oncology are two medical subfields distinct from those encountered in adults, with special peculiarities and challenges.

-Congenital malformations are a broad and intriguing subject that is frequently linked to chromosomal abnormalities, extremely low birth weight and premature birth. The diagnosis of these malformations and their inclusion in certain syndromes is as difficult as the management of these special cases.

We extend an invitation to researchers in all pediatric specialties to share their findings from pediatric patient studies in this Special Issue.

Dr. Elena Tarca
Guest Editor

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• pediatrics
• pediatric surgery
• neonatal medicine
• congenital malformations
• pediatric trauma
• pediatric oncology