Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
NASPGHAN 1. At least five attacks in any interval, or a minimum of three attacks during a 6-month period 2. Episodic attacks of intense nausea and vomiting lasting 1 h–10 days…
Defecation Disorders in Children: Constipation and Functional Fecal Incontinence
Functional constipation Diagnostic criteriaa must include two or more of the following in a child with a developmental age of at least 4 years with insufficient criteria for diagnosis of…
Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Problems in Neurologically Handicapped Children
(1) Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy Paolo Quitadamo Email: staiano@unina.it KeywordsNeurological impairmentMalnutritionEnteral nutritionPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyDysphagiaGastroesophageal…
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Diseases associated with esophageal eosinophilia Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders Gastroesophageal reflux disease PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia Crohn’s disease Infection (parasitic) Celiac disease Hypereosinophilic syndrome Drug hypersensitivity Achalasia Vasculitis Connective tissue disorder (scleroderma,…
Parenteral Nutrition in Premature Infants
Fig. 7.1 Perinatal growth and changes in weight gain, body composition, and protein accretion Nutritional Support in Premature Infants Nutrition of VLBW infants may be divided into two distinct periods:…
Bacterial Infections of the Small and Large Intestine
Fig. 15.1 General mechanisms causing diarrhea. Bacterial toxins can affect intestinal epithelial functions through different mechanisms. Chloride secretion and water secretion depend on the altered functionality of CFTR, CaCC, and…
Infectious Esophagitis
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Stefano Guandalini, Anil Dhawan and David Branski (eds.)Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition10.1007/978-3-319-17169-2_8 8. Infectious Esophagitis Salvatore Cucchiara1 , Giovanni Di Nardo1 and Salvatore Oliva1 (1) Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit,…
Menetrier Disease
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Stefano Guandalini, Anil Dhawan and David Branski (eds.)Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition10.1007/978-3-319-17169-2_13 13. Menetrier Disease Yvan Vandenplas1 (1) Department of Pediatrics, UZ Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium Yvan Vandenplas…
26 An internist’s approach to radiologic examination of the liver
Key Points Imaging is essential when evaluating the patient with suspected hepatobiliary disease. Ultrasound is the first choice when imaging the majority of these patients. Ultrasound is widely available, portable,…
12 Acute viral hepatitis in adults and children: hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and others
Key Points Any acute viral hepatitis may present in three main ways: asymptomatic, symptomatic, or as a fulminant hepatitis. There are five well-characterized hepatitis viruses (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV),…
