Congenital Gastric Teratoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Background: Gastric teratoma is an extremely rare tumor, representing <1% of all pediatric teratomas, and commonly manifests as a palpable abdominal mass. Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in newborns and infants is rare and is mostly caused by a benign lesion.

Case Report: We present a 3-month-old boy who presented with recurrent attacks of hematemesis, vomiting, and melena which on work up revealed a gastric teratoma.

Pathologic approach to Neonatal cholestasis with a simple scoring system for biliary atresia.

A liver biopsy is essential for the diagnostic workup of persistent neonatal cholestasis (NC). The differential diagnosis of NC is broad, including obstructive and non-obstructive causes. In addition, histologic features of certain disorders may be non-specific in the early course of the disease.

Intestinal Giardiasis in Children Undergoing Upper Endoscopy for Unexplained Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Implication for Diagnosis.

Background: is a flagellated protozoan causing diarrheal outbreaks worldwide. Microscopic stool examination is widely used. We conducted this study to explore intestinal giardiasis in children undergoing upper endoscopy for unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms.