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.)…
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…
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…
Bacterial, Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the Liver
© 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_61 61. Bacterial, Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the Liver Anita Verma1 (1) Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College…
Liver Disease in Primary Immunodeficiencies
Fig. 62.1 Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatogram showing diffuse bilateral intra- and extrahepatic cholangiopathy in a child with a form of hyper IgE syndrome (DOCK8 deficiency) ERCP demonstrating diffuse CS-positive cholangiopathy in…
Chronic Viral Hepatitis B and C
Fig. 60.1 Illustration of the different phases of chronic hepatitis B. HBV-DNA hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA-PCR deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase chain reaction, HBV hepatitis B virus, HBsAg hepatitis B…
Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction in Childhood
Primary CIPO Sporadic or familial forms of hollow visceral myopathy/neuropathy (e.g., megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome) [7, 27–44] Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) [18, 45–47] Hirschsprung’s disease [48–50] Neuropathy associated with…
Helicobacter pylori Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease
Fig. 12.1 H. pylori-associated factors which enable colonization and persistence [6]. Initially, H. pylori produces urease which raises the pH through ammonia production. Bacterial helical rod shape and flagellar-based motility…
Gastrointestinal Vascular Anomalies
Vascular (or vasoproliferative) neoplasms Vascular malformations Infantile hemangioma Slow-flow vascular malformations Congenital hemangiomas (Rapidy involuting congenital hemangioma (RICH) Non-involuting congenital hemangioma (NICH) Capillary malformation Venous malformation Lymphatic malformation Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma…
Acute Appendicitis
2. Nelson M, Morris J, Barker DJ, Simmonds S. A case-control study of acute appendicitis and diet in children. J Epidemiol Community Health [Internet]. 1986;40(4):316–8. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1052552&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract. Accessed 10 May 2014.CrossRef…
