Introduction: Nutrition therapy is medical treatment that includes assessment of patients' nutritional status, their nutrient requirements, supply of nutritional products in appropriate quantities, and monitoring all of these processes. The nutrition support team is responsible for the organization of the nutrition therapy.
Aim: To evaluate the activity of nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship.
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a rare non-Langerhans cell tumour usually diagnosed during infancy. The lesion is typically located in the skin; however, extracutaneous lesions have been described. The symptoms vary depending on the location and size of the lesion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmbryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, a malignant soft tissue neoplasm, is 1 of the most common pediatric tumors of the vagina. Although radical surgery has been replaced with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and conservative surgery, the use of vaginoscopy is still uncommon. We present the case of an infant who underwent vaginoscopic resection because of botryoid sarcoma at 9 months of age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Surgical treatment of Hirschsprung's disease may be performed in a single step, or in stages with a temporary stoma. The therapy depends on the clinical condition of the patient and the severity of symptoms. Planned multistage treatment is carried out in two or three steps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe treatment of Hirschsprung's disease has changed over the past several years. Significant modifications occurred after the implementation of surgery without laparotomy, using transanal access. The type of this surgery depends on the condition and the age of a child.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF