Publications by authors named "Cecilia Tennina"
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- * A patient with VEOIBD underwent extensive genetic testing that revealed a harmful variant in the RET proto-oncogene, which is linked to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A.
- * This case is unique as there's no prior documentation connecting RET gene variants to VEOIBD, indicating that these two conditions arise from different genetic factors.
Purpose: To analyze the characteristics of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) over the past three decades in Argentina and determine if there are differences between the first two decades and the past decade.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicenter analytical study in children with IBD between 0 and 18 years of age diagnosed between 1987 and 2017 in three tertiary health centers in Argentina. The evaluation included clinical characterization, endoscopy, histology, and imaging data together with therapeutic strategies.
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction. The syndrome results from compression of the third portion of duodenum as it crosses underneath the superior mesenteric artery, related to conditions that reduce the aortomesenteric angle (acute weight loss) or after scoliosis surgery. Patients may present symptoms of gastrointestinal obstruction, such as upper abdominal distension and epigastric tenderness, usually relieved by posture changing.
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