Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas: Case Report and Review of Age-Related Differences in Presentation.

Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas (ADP) is a rare congenital anomaly that occurs when the body and tail of the pancreas fail to develop from the dorsal bud in utero. ADP may be discovered when evaluating conditions arising from the anomaly, such as diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, and pancreatic insufficiency, but is more commonly found as an incidental finding. To date, fewer than 120 cases have been reported in the literature.

Evaluating the regulation of transporter proteins and P-glycoprotein in rats with cholestasis and its implication for digoxin clearance.

Background: Cardiac and hepatic functionality are intertwined in a multifaceted relationship. Pathologic processes involving one may affect the other through a variety of mechanisms, including hemodynamic and membrane transport effects.

Aim: To better understand the effect of extrahepatic cholestasis on regulations of membrane transporters involving digoxin and its implication for digoxin clearance.

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 in a solid organ transplant recipient.

We present the case of a 3-year-old female liver transplant recipient with a history of Caroli disease who presented with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test and was ultimately diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) complicated by portal vein thrombosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of MIS-C in a pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipient. Based on our patient, MIS-C could be a potential complication of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in SOT recipients and may have a negative outcome on transplant graft function.

Cirrhosis complicating Shwachman-Diamond syndrome: A case report.

Background: The features of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) include exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, skeletal abnormalities and bone marrow dysfunction; an often overlooked feature is hepatic involvement.

Case Summary: We report a child who initially presented with failure to thrive and mildly elevated transaminase levels and was determined to have pancreatic insufficiency due to SDS. During follow-up he had persistently elevated transaminase levels and developed hepatosplenomegaly.

Epiploic Appendagitis: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain in Children. Report of a Case and Review of the Pediatric Literature.

A 9-year-old boy presented with acute onset of abdominal pain and vomiting. History, physical examination, and initial laboratory testing failed to provide a diagnosis. A computed tomography scan revealed the rare finding of epiploic appendagitis.

Caspase-12 mediates carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatocyte apoptosis in mice.

Aim: To investigate the role of caspase-12 and its downstream targets in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatocyte apoptosis.

Methods: The role of caspase-12 was determined by using caspase-12 knock-out ((-/-)) mice. CCl4 (300 μL/kg body weight) or vehicle (corn oil) was administered to caspase-12(+/+) or caspase-12(-/-) mice as a single intraperitoneal injection.

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in an adolescent with ulcerative colitis: Report of a case and review of the literature.

An adolescent female with long-standing, difficult-to-control ulcerative colitis developed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, a rare cutaneous extra-intestinal manifestation of the inflammatory bowel disease. The authors provide a literature review on leukocytoclastic vasculitis complicating ulcerative colitis. Furthermore, the clinical features of leukocytoclastic vasculitis are compared and contrasted with the more common cutaneous extra-intestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease, erythema nodosum, and pyoderma gangrenosum.

Gastric metastasis from an alveolar soft part sarcoma in a child: case report and review of the literature.

The authors report a child with alveolar soft part sarcoma who developed significant anemia due to gastrointestinal blood loss. Evaluation revealed the source of bleeding as a gastric metastasis, which was successfully removed. A brief review of gastrointestinal involvement by alveolar soft part sarcoma is discussed.

Children will eat the strangest things: a 10-year retrospective analysis of foreign body and caustic ingestions from a single academic center.

Background: Foreign body (FB) ingestions are common in children presenting to the emergency department. Health care providers are quickly challenged to determine which children need urgent endoscopy for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons. We performed a retrospective study to determine if esophageal injury caused by FB ingestion correlated to presenting signs or symptoms, location of impaction, duration of impaction, or denomination of coin (as this was the most commonly ingested FB).

Uncommon presentation of rare disorder-duodenal ulcer secondary to invasive pancreatic primitive neuroectodermal tumor: case report and review of the literature.

The authors report an unusual presentation of a rare tumor in childhood, a pancreatic primitive neuroectodermal tumor invading the duodenum leading to anemia. A review of intra-abdominal primitive neuroectodermal tumors is discussed.

Eosinophilic hepatitis in an adolescent during lisdexamfetamine dimesylate treatment for ADHD.

We describe here the case of an adolescent who developed eosinophilic hepatitis during treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse [Shire US Inc, Wayne, PA]). A 14-year-old boy presented to his primary care provider with abdominal pain and worsening jaundice. A diagnosis of hepatitis was made with biochemical markers, but evaluation failed to provide an etiology.

Critical analysis of caregiver perceptions regarding gastrostomy tube placement.

Background: Gastrostomy tubes (GT) are often required to safely provide nutrition in children with feeding disorders and aspiration risk. The need for a GT brings with it known risks, complications, and benefits, but caregivers may have unspoken concerns and expectations. The present study was done to assess caregiver concerns, expectations, and satisfaction with GT placement in children.