ESPE Abstracts

Background: Obese children come from families where either one or both parents are obese, suggesting obesity is the result of exposure to detrimental environment.Objective and hypotheses: We propose that inherited insulin resistance is the core which promotes development of obesity and that allergic airway obstruction stalls development of obesity, while peptic gastritis promotes over-eating by confounding portion control.Method: W...

Background: Whilst thyroid carcinoma is rare in children, thyroid nodules in children have an increased risk of being malignant. Two 10-year-old patients with thyroid nodules presented to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children in December 2013.Objective and hypotheses: Illustration of sporadic and genetic presentations of thyroid carcinoma in children.Method: Presentation of two cases of thyroid carcinoma in children.<p c...