Gastrointestinal bleeding

Jun 19, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Gastrointestinal bleeding

Gastrointestinal bleeding George Gershman MD, PhD Introduction Bleeding from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in infants and children is always stressful and frightening for patients and their parents and challenging for…

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Abdominal pain in childhood

Jun 19, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Abdominal pain in childhood

Abdominal pain in childhood Iñaki X. Irastorza Terradillos MD Juan C. Vitoria Cormenzana MD, PhD Introduction Abdominal pain is one of the most challenging symptoms in paediatric practice. Often imprecise,…

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Constipation

Jun 19, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Constipation

Constipation Carolina Gutiérrez MD Jerónimo Gonzálvez MD Definition and aetiology Constipation can be defined as the delay or difficulty in defecation occurring for ≥2 weeks and causing significant distress to…

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Diarrhoea

Jun 19, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea ACUTE DIARRHOEA Enriqueta Román Riechmann MD Definition Diarrhoea is a change in the individual bowel habit resulting in more frequent and/or looser stools. It expresses an acute gastrointestinal inflammation…

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Vomiting

Jun 19, 2016 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Vomiting

Vomiting José M Moreno-Villares MD María José Galiano Segovia MD Introduction Vomiting is a complex behaviour composed of three linked activities: nausea, retching, and expulsion of stomach contents. The vomiting…

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