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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jun 15;133:109957. Epub 2020 Feb 15.

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address:

Objectives: Microtia is a congenital ear anomaly that hinders quality of life. Microtia patients, both syndromic and in isolation, may be at-risk for significant renal anomalies that can go undetected at the time of birth. The goal of this study was to characterize the prevalence of renal anomalies among microtia patients at our institution in order to guide optimal patient management. Read More

J Pediatr Urol 2014 Oct 13;10(5):804-9. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

Division of Urology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Objective: Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a gene deletion on chromosome 7q11.23. Patients with WBS usually show a group of features such as developmental delay, cardiovascular anomalies, mental retardation, and characteristic facial appearance. Read More

Cardiol Young 2007 Apr 26;17(2):229-31. Epub 2007 Feb 26.

Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.

Noonan's syndrome involves the association of multiple congenital abnormalities, with a variety of cardiac defects. We describe here the association of Noonan's syndrome with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas and bilateral duplicated renal collecting systems. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an association of the Noonan phenotype with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. Read More