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Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Developmental Disabilities/diagnosis , Health Surveys/instrumentation , Cross-Sectional StudiesABSTRACT
In the last decades there has been an important decrease in infant mobidity and mortality, but these achievements are not equally distributed across thewhole population. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their unique vulnerabilities to environmental factors. Unhealthy environments, indoor pollution, poor drainage, inadequate waste disposal, and many others, are significant environmental risk factors to children. Currently, Chile is experiencing an advanced demographical transition, asituation that requires a precise approach to guarantee that the population has an adequate health status. It is important to take care of children, since their present health status will condition their health as adults. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units are structures specialized in pediatric conditions related to the environment, formed by aninterdisciplinary and highly specialized team. These centers provide assistance, information and treatment, promote research, educate health care providers or the public, and report problems to authorities. Health authorities should emphasize the importance of having a safe environment for children and encourage efforts to reduce exposure to environmental hazards promoting healthy behaviors, education and awareness at all levels of society.
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Child , Humans , Child Welfare , Environmental Health/education , Pediatrics/education , Health StatusABSTRACT
Se analiza la experiencia clínica de 13 pacientes portadores de Estenosis Pieloureteral. En 11 pacientes se efectuó pieloplastía de Anderson-Hynes con un caso de reintervención por obstrucción anastomosis. El porcentaje de nefrectomía es de un 30%. Los resultados de pieloplastía fueron excelentes en el 60%. Bueno en el 30% y manlo en el 10%. La función renal evaluada con cintigrama en 7 pacientes fue buena. El porcentaje de parénquina en los polos aumentó en 3 pacientes