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Turk J Pediatr
December 2024
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Background: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare radiological finding that may be associated with various diseases. In the neonatal period, it is considered pathognomonic for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Cow's milk protein allergy (CMA) is the main cause of allergy especially in term infants appearing following breastfeeding or consumption of milk-based formulas.
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January 2025
Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre.
Case report of a patient with a duodenal ulcer, initially treated with sclerosing agents, as is common practice for most bleeding ulcers. However, the evolution following this treatment is unusual. The patient developed secondary ischemic cholangitis, leading to extensive aerobilia and secondary portal pneumatosis, accompanied by inflammatory changes in the head of the pancreas.
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January 2025
Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Aim: To report on the management of a toddler who had accidental ingestion of an unknown amount of paraquat, with treatment including continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), steroids and antifibrinolytics at a tertiary-level health system.
Methods: A 16-month-old child weighing 10 kg accidentally ingested an unknown amount of Gramoxone containing paraquat. The child was transferred to a tertiary centre Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) where she was electively intubated and commenced on CRRT at 7 hours and 15 minutes post-ingestion.
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis can present with concurrent diaphragmatic cysts, a previously undocumented phenomenon. Surgical management may be required, but further investigation is needed to understand the pathogenesis and optimize management in atypical and chronic cases, such as this case with a history of corrected intestinal malrotation.
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January 2025
Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI.
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, used for Type 2 diabetes mellitus and more recently for weight loss, often causes gastrointestinal adverse effects such as delayed gastric emptying and abdominal discomfort. Current literature has not described an associated case of gastric pneumatosis with semaglutide use. We report a 61-year-old man on semaglutide for 9 months with gastric pneumatosis.
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