HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY

Crohn’s Disease

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Crohn’s Disease

Fig. 28.1 Pathogenetic mechanisms of inflammatory bowel diseases Epidemiology Although IBD can occur at any age, up to 25 % of patients develop symptoms during childhood and adolescence [1, 2]….

read more

Viral Diarrhea

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Viral Diarrhea

Established Probable Possible in selected children Rotavirus Torovirus HIV Norovirus Aichi virus enterovirus 22 Cytomegalovirus Adenovirus  Epstein–Barr virus picobirnavirus Astrovirus   The viruses most frequently responsible for acute gastroenteritis in children…

read more

Growing Up with Liver Disease

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Growing Up with Liver Disease

Barrier to adherence Strategies Naive about the risks of non-adherence Individualized education about illness and medication Burden of medication regime: too many tablets or too many times a day Simplify…

read more

Malnutrition: A Global Problem

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Malnutrition: A Global Problem

Fig. 44.1 Global prevalence of stunting and underweight in children under 5 years of age [3] CEE Central and Eastern Europe, CIS Commonwealth of Independent States Deficiencies of essential vitamins…

read more

Pediatric Liver Transplantation

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Pediatric Liver Transplantation

© 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_73 73. Pediatric Liver Transplantation Nigel Heaton1   (1) King’s Health Partners, Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital FT…

read more

Celiac Disease

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Celiac Disease

Fig. 40.1 CD pathogenesis. Celiac disease ( CD) is a multifactorial disorder induced by gluten in genetically susceptible subjects. Several environmental factors (i.e., viral infections, alterations in microbiome composition, etc.)…

read more

Disorders of Sucking and Swallowing

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Disorders of Sucking and Swallowing

(1) Section of Pediatrics, Department of Transitional Medical Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy     Francesca Paola Giugliano Email: staiano@unina.it KeywordsDysphagiaSwallowingSuckingNeurological disordersMalnutritionVideofluoroscopy Introduction The…

read more

Congenital Disorders of Lipid Transport

Jul 12, 2016 by in HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY Comments Off on Congenital Disorders of Lipid Transport

Fig. 38.1 Overview of intestinal lipid absorption: Key genetic regulators. Following digestion of dietary and biliary lipid, the component lipid species including long-chain fatty acid (FA), monoglycerides (MG), and cholesterol…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access