The Microbiome in Neurogastroenterology

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Fig. 5.1 Structural relationship between the luminal and mucosal microbiota and the enteric nervous system (From Reigstad CS, Kashyap PC. Beyond phylotyping: understanding the impact of gut microbiota on host…

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Fecal Incontinence in Children

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Functional nonretentive fecal incontinence Functional constipation Must fulfill all of the following for ≥2 months prior to diagnosis  1. Defecation into places inappropriate to the social context at least once…

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Rumination Syndrome

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  Vomiting Esophagitis Prokinetics Fundoplication Rumination During or minutes after meal No Not helpful Not helpful Achalasia Hours after meal Often (from stasis) Not helpful Contraindicated GERD After large meals…

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Infant Colic

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For Clinical purposes must include all of the following 1. An infant who is less than 5 months of age when the symptoms start and stop 2. Recurrent and prolonged periods of…

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Anorectal Malformations

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Major clinical groups Rare regional variants Perineal (cutaneous) fistula Pouch colon Rectourethral fistula Rectal atresia/stenosis   (a) Bulbar Rectovaginal fistula   (b) Prostatic H fistula Rectovesical fistula Others Vestibular fistula Cloaca No…

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Functional Abdominal Pain

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Symptoms Involuntary weight loss Vomiting especially bile or blood GI blood loss Unexplained fever Persistent right upper or lower quadrant pain Delayed puberty Family history of IBD Dysuria, hematuria, or…

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Esophageal Achalasia

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Fig. 21.1 Type I esophageal achalasia (IRP 33 mmHg) Fig. 21.2 Type II esophageal achalasia (IRP 43 mmHg) Fig. 21.3 Type III esophageal achalasia (IRP 55 mmHg, distal latency 3.9…

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Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Motility and Sensory Disorders

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Christophe Faure, Nikhil Thapar and Carlo Di Lorenzo (eds.)Pediatric Neurogastroenterology10.1007/978-3-319-43268-7_48 48. Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Motility and Sensory Disorders Arine M. Vlieger1 and Marc A. Benninga2   (1) Department of Pediatrics, St. Antonius Hospital, Utrecht,…

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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Comorbidities and Treatment

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Functional dyspepsia Functional nausea (pediatric Rome IV criteria) Functional vomiting Cyclic vomiting syndrome Rumination syndrome Aerophagia Definition Earlier clinical diagnosis has been facilitated by the recently defined consensus diagnostic criteria…

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