The usefulness of ultrasound examination of the bowel as a method of assessment of functional chronic constipation in children.

Background: Ultrasonographic assessment of stool retention in children with chronic constipation requires the diagnosis of megarectum.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate an atypical method of US assessment of megarectum, fecal impaction and enlarged colon in order to decide whether it can be used as an assessment method for children with functional chronic constipation.

Materials And Methods: A total of 120 children with a positive diagnosis of chronic constipation were included in the study.

Antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Poland: a multicentre study.

The resistance of Helicobacter pylori to antimicrobials, known to be increasing in many countries, is an important factor compromising the efficacy of eradication therapy. Therefore, our study aimed at analysing the current susceptibility status of H. pylori in Poland.

[The assessment of the influence of IgE-mediated food allergy on colonic transit time in children with chronic constipation].

The aim of the study was a comparative analysis of patients with chronic constipation and coexisting food allergy in relation to patients with functional chronic constipation without food allergy. 325 children with chronic constipation aged 0.6-17.

[Individual sensitivity of jejunal mucosa to small doses of gluten in coeliac disease ].

In coeliac patients the age of development of symptoms, clinical picture of the disease and complications depend on the dose of ingested gluten. The aim of the study was the evaluation of individual sensitivity to small doses of gluten in the group of 60 patients aged 2.65 to 17.

Lewis antigens and argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions staining for assessment of potential malignancy of adenomatous polyps of the gastrointestinal tract in children.

Adenomatous polyps (AP) of the gastrointestinal tract in children are very rare. Because of their potential malignancy, they are of great clinical importance. There is little experience in the management of children with AP.