Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for pediatric respiratory infection caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Since December 2019, an epidemic caused by novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has occurred unexpectedly in China. As of 8 pm, 31 January 2020, more than 20 pediatric cases have been reported in China. Of these cases, ten patients were identified in Zhejiang Province, with an age of onset ranging from 112 days to 17 years.

Association of T-helper cell cytokine level with age in patients with biliary atresia: a preliminary study.

Background: The pathogenesis of biliary atresia (BA) is associated with an inflammatory process involving the biliary tree. This study aimed to investigate the association of T-helper cell cytokine levels with age in patients with BA.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with BA were divided into three groups according to their age (< 2 months, 2-3 months, and ≥ 3 months).

[Timing of nasojejunal feeding tube placement and enteral nutrition in children with acute pancreatitis].

Objective: To investigate the impact of timing of nasojejunal feeding tube placement and enteral nutrition on clinical outcomes in children with acute pancreatitis.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 31 children with acute pancreatitis, who received nasojejunal feeding between January 2008 and July 2013, to investigate the relationship of abdominal symptoms/signs and serum amylase level with the tolerability of catheterization and success rate of enteral nutrition. The treatment outcome and incidence of adverse reactions and complications were compared between the early enteral nutrition group ( ≤7 days from the onset of the disease) and late enteral nutrition group (>7 days from the onset of the disease).

[Value of nasojejunal nutrition in the treatment of children with acute pancreatitis].

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of placement of nasojejunal feeding tube and nasojejunal nutrition feeding in children with acute pancreatitis.

Method: Twenty-two patients (of whom 13 had severe acute pancreatitis and 9 acute mild pancreatitis) who needed nutritional intervention were selected. They were from Department of Gastroenterology and Surgery during the years 2009 - 2012, and they were at high nutritional risk after STONGkid nutrition risk screening.

A Chinese girl molecularly diagnosed with Alagille syndrome.

Background: Alagille syndrome (AGS) is a rare or fatal disease affecting multiple systems including the liver, heart, eyes, skeleton and face. It has been considered a genetically heterogeneous disorder of the Notch signaling pathway.

Methods: A 28-month-old Chinese girl with congenital heart disease and jaundice was diagnosed with Alagille syndrome by liver biopsy showing a paucity of the intrahepatic bile ducts.

[Clinical value of wireless capsule endoscopy in diagnosis of small bowel disease in children].

Objective: The pathological change of small bowel is difficult to examine because it is anatomically unique. The development of wireless capsule endoscopy provides an unique opportunity to visualize the entire small bowel in a minimally invasive manner. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and clinical value of wireless capsule endoscopy in children.