Publications by authors named "Wahyu Damayanti"

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the 2 major disorders in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Differentiating IBD at an early stage remains difficult, and abdominal imaging and early precise investigations are crucial. A 2-year-old girl was referred to the emergency department after experiencing colicky abdominal pain for 1 month.

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Purpose: Information regarding functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in infants is currently lacking in Indonesia. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and risk factors of FGIDs in infants aged 6 weeks to 4 months in Indonesia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study of 433 infants was conducted between September 2018 and February 2020.

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Background: Despite safe and effective WHO prequalified rotavirus vaccines, at least 84 million children remain unvaccinated. A birth dose schedule of the RV3-BB vaccine was reported to be highly efficacious against severe rotavirus disease in Indonesian infants and is under further development at PT Bio Farma, Indonesia. The aim is to develop a rotavirus vaccine starting from birth that could improve the implementation, safety, and effectiveness of vaccines.

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Meckel diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the intestines, with an incidence of 2% of the general population. It can present as various clinical features with complications and be life threatening if diagnosis is delayed and treatment late. We report three pediatric cases with complicated MD: one female presented with small-bowel obstruction, one male with peritonitis, and one female with severe iron-deficiency anemia, without gross gastrointestinal bleeding nor any ectopic gastric mucosa.

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Introduction: Gastric stricture due to corrosive ingestion is a rare cause of obstruction in the upper gastrointestinal tract in children. However, only a few reports highlight the management of the stricture of the gastric antrum and pylorus, i.e.

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Introduction: Choledochal cyst (CC) is a morphological malformation characterized by dilatations of the biliary tree that might present later with clinical symptoms, including jaundice, abdominal pain or pancreatitis.

Presentation Of Case: Here, we reported a 10-month-old female infant with CC presenting with jaundice and a right upper quadrant mass and who was malnourished following a surgical excision of retroperitoneal teratoma one month ago. Laboratory findings were total bilirubin of 14.

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Article Synopsis
  • Rotavirus is a major cause of diarrhea in children under five in Indonesia, with a prevalence of 47.5% in hospitalized cases between 2010 and 2015, especially among those under two years old.
  • The study identified the most common rotavirus strains as G1P8 and G3P8 over the years studied, indicating variations in circulating genotypes.
  • The findings emphasize the urgent need to include the rotavirus vaccine in Indonesia's National Immunization Program to reduce healthcare costs and improve child health outcomes.
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