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Abdominal pain, vomiting, and obstipation often occur in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). The common causes include meconium ileus equivalent, intussusception, and adhesions from previous surgery. One of our patients with CF who had meconium peritonitis as a neonate presented
A retrospective chart review on 77 children and adolescents (45 males and 32 females) with colorectal polyps seen over a 15-year period (1980-1994) was undertaken. Their presenting symptoms, demographic data, methods of diagnosis, pathologic diagnosis, and outcome were assessed. The age at
A 47-year-old female patient with a primary carcinoma of the jejunum combined with colon polyp is presented. Having had an attack of vomiting, she visited our hospital. Oral small intestine radiography revealed a localized stricture with ulceration in the jejunum. Small intestinal endoscopy showed a
BACKGROUND
The pathoetiology and outcomes of intussusception in older children are different from those in young children. This study aims to investigate the characteristics and outcomes of intussusception in children older than 5 years in a tertiary referring hospital.
METHODS
A retrospective
BACKGROUND
Gastrointestinal polyps are common in children. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical manifestations, diagnostic procedures, endoscopic findings, management, pathology, and recurrence of gastrointestinal polyps in children at Mackay Memorial Hospital.
METHODS
We
Fiberoptic gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed on 52 patients between the ages of 2 months and 16 years. The procedures were safely and easily done with premedications consisting of meperidine, promethazine, and chlorpromazine, and atropine, with diazepam given at the time of the procedure.
Endoscopic polypectomy has long been employed in humans with either gastric or colonic polyps. Despite the frequency of use in humans, reports in veterinary medicine remain scarce. The medical records of three dogs and one cat were reviewed. Two animals that were presented with hematochezia
BACKGROUND
Complete preoperative study of the colon is required in the management of colorectal cancer, due to the frequent association of primary colonic neoplasms with colonic adenomas (28%) and/or synchronous carcinomas (5%) of the colon. We present a series of patients who underwent computed
Gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasm and have proved to be slow growing malignancies which involve many organs and most frequently the gastrointestinal tract. They have a peculiary biological behaviour: most of them have endocrine function (carcinoid syndrome); many
BACKGROUND
Cloacogenic Polyps are characterized by the presence of inflammatory lesions in the lower rectum, and the anal transition zone. The polyps can prolaps; this is due to the malfunction of the internal anal sphincter; and the smooth muscle that covers the rectum. This is the result of the
OBJECTIVE
Massive gastric polyposis is a rare entity that is often associated with juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological features of 22 patients with abundant gastric juvenile-type or hyperplastic-like polyps.
RESULTS
The study included 12