Incidence and clinical characteristics of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Oman.

Background: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) has been documented all over the world, and there is now a large body of clinical, pathological, and treatment knowledge and protocols in place in many countries. There is currently limited knowledge on the prevalence and pathology of PIBD in Omani population. The aim of this study is to report the incidence and clinical features of PIBD in Oman.

Prophylactic Therapy Response in Children with Abdominal Migraine: A Single Centre Experience in Oman.

Purpose: Abdominal migraine (AM) is a very common functional gastrointestinal disorder in children. This study reports the clinical features and response of AM to prophylactic treatment in children.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2010 and December 2019 at the Royal Hospital in the Sultanate of Oman.

Timing of Button Battery Removal From the Upper Gastrointestinal System in Children.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the appropriate time of removal of button batteries (BB) from the esophagus and stomach in children.

Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive single-center study reviewing the medical records of all children with BB ingestion seen in the Royal Hospital between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2014. All children younger than 13 years with a history of BB ingestion were included.

Patterns and Complications of Ingested Foreign Bodies in Omani Children.

Objectives: We sought to describe the frequency of encounters and complications of foreign body (FB) ingestion in children seen at Royal Hospital, Oman.

Methods: Medical records of all children (≤ 13 years) who presented to Royal Hospital between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2014 diagnosed with FB ingestion were reviewed. Children with FBs in their mouth or airway, with esophageal food impaction, and caustic ingestion were excluded from the analysis.

Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube: an extra mile.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in children has multiple etiologies but fortunately is not encountered commonly by pediatricians. Aorto-esophageal fistula (AEF) in children is a rare cause of UGIB and it is mainly secondary to accidental ingestion of foreign bodies, particularly disc batteries, or after cardiothoracic surgery. In this study, we report a case of a 3-year-old child who developed de novo AEF with no prior injury to the esophagus.

Fibropolycystic disease of the liver and kidney in Oman.

Background And Study Aims: Fibropolycystic disease of liver and kidney (FPCDLK) is an uncommon group of conditions inherited in an autosomal fashion. The group encompasses autosomal dominant polycystic disease of the kidney (ADPDK), autosomal recessive polycystic disease of the kidney (ARPDK), congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) and Caroli's disease (CD). There are limited data of this disease in the world.