Fig. 2.1 Myofibroblasts are central to fibrogenesis and are submitted to regulation by pro- and anti-fibrotic cytokines. Schematic and simplified view of the network of cytokines influencing ECM deposition by…
Fig. 6.1 (a) Computed tomography (CT) appearance of diffuse AIP: the pancreatic parenchyma appears diffusely hypodense in the body-tail of the pancreas on arterial phase. (b) CT appearance of focal…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Augusto Vaglio (ed.)Systemic Fibroinflammatory DisordersRare Diseases of the Immune System10.1007/978-3-319-41349-5_5 5. Pathophysiology of IgG4-Related Disease Jochen Zwerina1 (1) Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and…
Fig. 17.1 Diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease by rectal suction biopsy. (a) An adequate suction rectal biopsy should be ≥2 mm in greatest dimension and contain a generous sample of submucosa….
Recommended meal (a) 118 mL (4 oz.) of liquid egg whites (e.g., eggbeaters [ConAgra Foods, Inc.] or an equivalent generic liquid egg white) (b) Two slices of toasted white bread (c) 30 g…
Fig. 9.1 Abdominal radiograph showing a high-resolution solid-state colonic motility catheter placed with its tip at the hepatic flexure. The arrow points to the endoclip used to secure the catheter…
Fig. 10.1 (a) Water-perfusion catheter (Medical Measurement Systems). (b) High-resolution catheter (Medical Measurement Systems). (c) Three-dimensional high-resolution catheter (Sierra Scientific Instruments) (Courtesy of Medical Measurement Systems) The water-perfusion catheter consists…
Fig. 46.1 Endoscopic pictures of temporary GES placement . The lead is screwed clockwise into the gastric mucosa (a). Clips are placed endoscopically to anchor the lead to the mucosa…
Primary CIPO • Sporadic or familial forms of hollow visceral myopathy/neuropathy (e.g., megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome) [7, 28–45] • Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) [19, 46–48] • Hirschsprung disease [49–51] • Neuropathy associated with multiple endocrine…
Fig. 8.1 Examples of conventional (a) and spatiotemporal plot (b) of normal migrating motor complex (MMC) recorded in a child with recurrent vomiting. All three phases (phase I, phase II,…
