Button Gastrostomy Tubes for Pediatric Patients: A Tertiary Care Center Experience.

Results: Out of 34 patients who underwent gastrostomy tube insertion, 30 patients had their long tube replaced by a button gastrostomy. Majority were males ( = 18, 60%). Prolonged nasogastric tube feeding was the main indication of referral ( = 17, 56%) followed by feed intolerance ( = 6, 17%) and gastroesophageal reflux disease ( = 5, 16%).

Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Monogenic Metabolic Liver Diseases: Single-Centre Experience.

Purpose: Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT) in metabolic liver disease (MLD) has the advantage of correcting the metabolic defect, preserving the native liver for gene therapy in the future with the possibility of withdrawal of immunosuppression.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of safety and efficacy of APOLT in correcting the underlying defect and its impact on neurological status of children with MLD.

Results: A total of 13 APOLT procedures were performed for MLD during the study period.