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…
(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…
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,…
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:…
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…
© 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,…
© 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…
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,…
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),…
Key Points Metabolic liver diseases have a wide clinical spectrum of presentation and are often asymptomatic in adults. A high index of suspicion must be maintained in order to achieve…
