[Could oral antidiabetic agents be useful in the management of different types of diabetes and syndromes of insulin resistance in children and adolescents?].

Various pharmacological approaches can be used to improve glucose homeostasis. These pharmacological treatments may be used individually for certain types of patients, or may be combined to provide a more ideal glycaemic control. Metformin is widely used in pediatric patients and is considered to be the most effective oral agent.

Transient reference values for impulse oscillometry for children aged 3-18 years.

Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a technique of assessing mechanical properties of respiratory system by means of measuring resistances and reactances in a number of frequencies during tidal breathing. It is especially useful in preschool children, however has also been validated in older children and adults. The aim of the present study was to construct equations describing normal values of oscillatory parameters in pediatric population of healthy polish children.

[Used of oral antidiabetic agents in pediatric patients - own observations].

Our present investigation demonstrates that in adolescents with various impaired glucose homeostasis oral antidiabetic agents can be used to improve glucose metabolism. Metformin is widely used in pediatric patients and is considered to be the most effective oral agent. Metformin is beneficial in improving glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, in lowering insulinemia, and in reducing elevated androgen levels.

Is acid gastroesophageal reflux in children with ALTE etiopathogenetic factor of life threatening symptoms?

Purpose: Commonly described multiorgan manifestation of acid GER: primary and secondary to cow's milk allergy and/or other food (CMA/FA) sometimes coexists with ALTE (Apparent Life Threatening Events) syndrome symptoms. Among these symptoms are apnea, cyanosis, pallor, hypotonia, non-epileptic seizures, consciousness disorders and bradycardia.

Materials And Methods: 264 children aged: 4-102 months (x=20.

Oxyuriasis-induced intestinal obstruction in a child--case report.

Purpose: The presentation of an unusual case of the tumor of ileum wall induced by pinworm infection in a 5-years-old child.

Material And Methods: The record of a 4-years-old boy treated in the department of pediatric surgery was analyzed concerning the diagnostic difficulties. After 6 month from an episode of ileo-cecal intusussception successfully treated with a barium colon enema, the diagnosis of lymphoma was made and the resection of distant segment of small intestine was performed.