Nasogastric tube as protection for recurrent oesophageal stricture: a case report.

This report presents the case of an 8.5-year-old boy with Down syndrome after experiencing extensive caustic injury to the oesophagus and stomach resulting from the accidental ingestion of concentrated sulphuric acid. The patient had undergone 32 unsuccessful endoscopic oesophageal stricture dilatations and stenting procedures performed over a period of 15 mo following the accident.

Liver transplantation for fulminant Wilson's disease in children.

Background: Fulminant Wilson's disease (FWD) is rare and fatal condition in children unless liver transplantation is performed, however introduction of new technologies could change this poor prognosis. The aim of our study was retrospective analysis of clinical course, treatment and outcome of children with FWD treated in our institution.

Material/methods: Between 1999-2007 we've treated in our hospital 13 patients with mean age of 15.