Current opinion in pediatrics

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although diseases may appear clinically throughout the lifespan, it is clear that many diseases have origins during development. Altered nutrition, as well as exposure to environmental chemicals, drugs, infections, or str…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review will empower the primary care provider (PCP) to evaluate, manage, and refer as needed adolescents with dysmenorrhea and/or chronic pelvic pain (CPP) who are suspected to have endometriosis. RECENT FINDINGS: E…

Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) has many presentations in children and adolescents, ranging from intrauterine congenital onset with sequelae of early exocrine pancreatic insufficiency as in the diseases of cystic fibrosis and Sh…

This article reviews new developments in the detection and treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease, including known risk factors, microbial etiologies, treatment standards, and associated morbidity. The use of transvaginal ultrasound and t…