Treatment of children should always be done by a board certified pediatric gastroenterologist. Balloon dilation. Long term success has not been determined. Appears to be useful in delaying resection or strictureplasty. Risk of bowel tearing.SR Lacey...
the process is called asubclinical infection. Thus, a person may be infected but not have an infectious disease. This principle is illustrated by the use ofvaccinesfor the prevention of infectious diseases. For example, avirussuch as that which causesmeaslesmay beattenuated(weakened) and used as...
Surgical resection of the portion of the large bowel affected is often performed. The entire colon may need to be removed and the small intestine brought out to the skin as an ileostomy, an opening to serve as a substitute for the anus. Britannica Quiz A Visit with the Word Doctor: ...
Neuroanatomical evidence demonstrating the existence of the vagal anti-inflammatory reflex in the intestine. Background The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is proposed to be part of the so-called vago-vagal inflammatory reflex. The aim of this study is to pr... C Cailotto,LMM Costes,JVD Vl...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. Identification of PD biomarkers is crucial for early diagnosis and to develop target-based therapeutic agents. Integrative analysis of genome-scale metabolic model
Many prevalent metabolic diseases, such as the metabolic syndrome or obesity, often result in abnormal lipid accumulation in lipid droplets in the liver, also called hepatic steatosis. Obesity-related steatosis, or NAFLD in particular, is a major public health concern worldwide and is frequently ...
Following oral exposure, the virus replicates first in gut-associated macrophages and lymphocytes in the ceca and small intestine (by 4–5h), from which it enters theportal circulation, leading to primaryviremia. Within 11h of infection, virus is present in the lymphocytes of the cloacal bursa...
What is peptic ulcer disease?Peptic ulcers or stomach ulcers are painful, open sores that develop on the lining of the stomach, small intestine and esophagus. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common disorder that affects between four and five million people in the United States each year, ...
Cholestasis is regarded as reduced bile formation or flow, leading to a decreased concentration of bile acids in the intestine, and the retention within the blood and the liver of biliary substances which are normally excreted into bile [1]. In the pediatric population, cholestasis predominantly af...
An additive known as microbial transglutaminase, which is used to help proteins adhere to one another to improve food texture, is a potential target for autoantibodies that damage the mucosal lining of the small intestine. Autoantibody production by the immune system is a hallmark of celiac disease...