Nutritional Status and Selected Adipokines in Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and serum concentrations of adipokines in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and healthy controls. We also sought to evaluate their relation to metabolic parameters.

Methods: We studied 33 IBS patients (11 girls, 22 boys) aged 5-17 years and 30 healthy age-matched controls (11 girls, 19 boys).

Tentative Assessment of Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children.

Background: Supracondylar humerus fractures are a serious problem in children. The complicated anatomy of the elbow joint necessitates careful assessment of the damage before individually adapting treatment methods. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of comprehensive treatment of children in Group A in relation to children in Group B.

The Effect of the Ketogenic Diet on Adiponectin, Omentin and Vaspin in Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.

Background: Changes in adipokine secretion may be involved in the anti-epileptic effect of a ketogenic diet (KD) in drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).

Objectives: The assessment of the influence of KD on serum adiponectin, omentin-1, and vaspin in children with DRE.

Methods: Anthropometric measurements (weight, height, BMI, and waist-to-hip circumference ratio) were performed in 72 children aged 3-9 years, divided into 3 groups: 24 children with DRE treated with KD, 26-treated with valproic acid (VPA), and a control group of 22 children.

Exocrine Pancreatic Function in Girls with Anorexia Nervosa.

Objectives: To assess pancreatic exocrine function in patients with anorexia nervosa using a breath test with C-labeled mixed triglycerides (MTG-BT) and to determine the relationship between the test results and selected biochemical and hormonal parameters.

Material And Methods: Anthropometric measurements, biochemical and hormonal parameters (serum leptin, soluble leptin receptor (sLR), acylated and desacylated ghrelin, free leptin index (FLI)), and MTG-BT were performed in a group of 31 girls with the restrictive type of AN, as well as 38 healthy girls (C).

Results: The average cumulative dose of C-triglycerides recovered with exhaled air (%CD) was similar in both study groups, while the average time from C-triglycerides administration to peak CO excretion in expired air (time to peak (TTP)) was significantly longer in patients with AN compared to C.

Quality of life of patients hospitalized in the department of surgery with the trauma and orthopedic department.

Introduction: Quality of life is an interdisciplinary concept. It is broadly defined and understood by representatives of many sciences, including medical and humanities. This is because the quality of life can directly affect human behavior, decisions made by him and affect the life situation, including health.