Meckel’s Diverticulum

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© 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_49 49. Meckel’s Diverticulum Ashish P. Desai1   (1) Department of pediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS London,…

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Gastrointestinal Problems of the Newborn

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Anatomic abnormalities of the oropharynx Anatomic/congenital abnormalities of the larynx and trachea Anatomic abnormalities of the esophagus Disorders affecting suck–swallow–breathing coordination Disorders affecting neuromuscular coordination of swallowing Disorders affecting esophageal…

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Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathy

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Increased number of mucosal eosinophils (subjective, not absolute quantitative threshold is defined except for eosinophilic esophagitis) Degranulated eosinophils Intraepithelial eosinophils (surface and gland/crypt epithelium) Eosinophil surface layering Eosinophil microabscesses Epithelial…

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Parenteral Nutrition in Infants and Children

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Primary digestive disorder Primary non-digestive disorder Short bowel syndrome Prematurity – Acute pancreatitis (enteral feeds usually recommended) Protracted diarrhea with faltering growth Radiotherapy Necrotizing enterocolitis Chemotherapy Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction Acute…

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Probiotics

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35. Cats A, Kuipers EJ, Bosschaert MA, Pot RG, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Kusters JG. Effect of frequent consumption of a Lactobacillus casei-containing milk drink in Helicobacter pylori-colonized subjects. Aliment Pharmacol Ther….

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Short-Bowel Syndrome

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Fig. 43.1 Normal intestinal absorptive characteristics. (Reproduced with permission from Ref. [3]) A number of variables are important here. For example, areas in the small bowel have inherent adaptability characteristics….

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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

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Fig. 42.1 Normal intestinal flora. CFU colony-forming unit. (Adapted with permission from Ref. [14] Definition Quantifiable definitions of small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBBO) have been proposed with the definition being…

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Pancreatic Insufficiency

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Condition Affected gene(s) Reference Cystic fibrosis CFTR gene [1] Shwachman–Diamond syndrome SBDS gene [2] Johanson–Blizzard syndrome UBR1 gene [3] Pearson marrow–pancreas syndrome Mitochondrial DNA defects [4] Pancreatic agenesis PDX 1…

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Immunodeficiency Disorders Resulting in Malabsorption

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Immunodeficiency Main gastrointestinal manifestations Selective IgA deficiency Chronic diarrhea Celiac disease Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia Agammaglobulinemia, X-linked or AR Chronic diarrhea Malabsorption Hyper-IgM syndrome Chronic diarrhea Progressive liver disease Sclerosing cholangitis…

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