A Rare Association Of Intussusception And Celiac Disease In A Child

Intussusception is a common cause of acute intestinal obstruction in the pediatric population and it is normally idiopathic. Rare cases of chronic intussusception require investigation with greater attention. CASE REPORT: We present a clinical case of a three-year-old boy with aqueous diarrhea, abdominal distension, vomiting and weight loss over a two-month period. During the investigation, abdominal ultrasound showed imaging of intussusception. The intraoperative findings showed the intussusception had resolved spontaneously. In further investigation, it was found that the diarrhea was malabsorptive and, after the patient underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a diagnosis of celiac disease was made. After a gluten-free diet was introduced, the patient showed complete remission of symptoms and regained weight, and normal growth was reestablished. CONCLUSION: If the clinical presentation of intussusception is unusual, etiological investigation should be undertaken. In this case report, celiac disease was the underlying cause.134545746

Gastric emptying of a liquid meal in children with severe functional constipation, fecal impaction and soiling

Orientador: Elizete Aparecida Lomazi da Costa PintoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias MedicasResumo: Distúrbios da motilidade do trato digestório podem estar envolvidos na fisiopatologia da constipação funcional. Retarde no esvaziamento gástrico tem sido observado em associação à constipação funcional e a relação de causa e efeito entre as condições não está definida. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a motilidade gástrica antes da remoção da impactação fecal e após a regularização do hábito intestinal em crianças com constipação funcional. Casuística e métodos: Crianças (N= 22; 18 meninos, 10±2,2 anos) com constipação funcional e escape fecal retentivo, início da constipação aos 6,8±1,6 anos, acompanhadas no ambulatório de gastropediatria do Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de Campinas. Estudo prospectivo, desenvolvido no período de 2000 a 2003. Os sintomas gastrintestinais foram registrados e estudos de esvaziamento gástrico foram conduzidos antes da remoção da impactação fecal (EG1) e após a regularização do hábito intestinal (EG2). O esvaziamento gástrico foi avaliado por método cintilográfico usando volumes individualizados de água. O T ½ do esvaziamento gástrico foi obtido para todos os pacientes nos dois momentos. Resultados: Vinte e um pacientes relataram sintomas gastrintestinais ao início do estudo, mais comumente dor abdominal após a ingestão de alimentos. A maioria dos pacientes relatou melhora desses sintomas com o tratamento da constipação. Não houve diferença significativa entre as médias de T ½ do esvaziamento gástrico nos tempos EG1 (32,8 ± 24,8 minutos) e EG2 (25,8 ±10,5 minutos), realizados com intervalo de 12 ± 5 semanas, p=0,09. Houve correlação positiva entre o tempo para recuperação da constipação e EG1(R=0,61, p=0,01) e EG2 (R=0,58, p=0,01). Conclusão: Pacientes pediátricos com constipação funcional crônica grave apresentaram tempo de esvaziamento gástrico prolongado ao início do tratamento e após a regularização do hábito intestinal. O tempo para recuperação da constipação correlacionou-se positivamente com os valores de esvaziamento gástrico. Palavras-chave: constipação funcional, impactação fecal, escape fecal retentivo, esvaziamento gástrico, cintilografiaAbstract: Gastrointestinal motility disorders may be at the basis of constipation. Gastric emptying delay has been reported in constipated patients and a causality relation is still not outlined. The objective of this study was to evaluate pre- and post-treatment gastric emptying values and dyspeptic symptoms in a group of children with functional constipation and fecal retention. Methods: Twenty-two children (eighteen boys, median age 10±2.2 years) with chronic constipation, fecal retention and soiling were seen in a tertiary pediatric gastroenterology clinic. Gastric emptying (GE) T1/2 was measured by scintigraphy before fecal impaction removal (GE1) and repeated (GE2) when patients recovered regular bowel movements (12±5 weeks after GE1). Patients were followed until complete relieve of constipation (11.6 ± 5.7 months). Gastric half-emptying time of a liquid meal (water) was measured using a radionuclide technique, reference value t ½ 12 ± 3 minutes. Results: Twenty-one children reported symptoms related to food ingestion, which were completely relieved after resuming regular bowel movements. Mean GE1 was 32.8 ± 24.8 minutes and mean GE2 was 25.8 ±10.5 minutes. There was no significant difference between GE1 and GE2 (p=0,09). There was significant correlation between mean time to resume regular bowel movements and gastric emptying values GE1 (R=0,61, p=0,01) and GE2 (R=0,58, p=0,01). Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that slow gastric emptying is a common feature among children with chronic constipation and fecal impaction, and that this correlates with a slow response to therapy. Resuming of satisfactory bowel function did not result in normalization of gastric emptying studies. Key words: functional constipation, fecal retention, soiling, gastric emptying, scintigraphyMestradoPediatriaMestre em Saude da Criança e do Adolescent

A rare association of intussusception and celiac disease in a child

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT: Intussusception is a common cause of acute intestinal obstruction in the pediatric population and it is normally idiopathic. Rare cases of chronic intussusception require investigation with greater attention. CASE REPORT: We present a clinical case of a three-year-old boy with aqueous diarrhea, abdominal distension, vomiting and weight loss over a two-month period. During the investigation, abdominal ultrasound showed imaging of intussusception. The intraoperative findings showed the intussusception had resolved spontaneously. In further investigation, it was found that the diarrhea was malabsorptive and, after the patient underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a diagnosis of celiac disease was made. After a gluten-free diet was introduced, the patient showed complete remission of symptoms and regained weight, and normal growth was reestablished. CONCLUSION: If the clinical presentation of intussusception is unusual, etiological investigation should be undertaken. In this case report, celiac disease was the underlying cause

Malnutrition Causing Neonatal Dyslipidemia.

Lipid abnormalities in children have become more common in recent decades. This trend is related to the increase in overweight and obesity. The 2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported that the percentage of risk for overweight and overweight in children aged > 6 years is 31%, higher than the previous surveys. Serum lipids tend to increase quickly up to 6 months of age and reach values very close to adult values by age 2. As suggested by the American Heart Association, serum lipid values for children and adolescents (2-19 years old) are considered abnormal when total cholesterol is >200 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein is <35 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein is >130 mg/dL, and triglycerides are >150 mg/dL. Dyslipidemia can be found in patients with malnutrition, a severe condition that needs prompt nutrition intervention. This report describes a case of malnutrition causing severe dyslipidemia in a newborn. Primary dyslipidemia was excluded by the presence of primary malnutrition, normal response to a postheparin lipoprotein lipase activity test, a favorable clinical course after nutrition intervention, and relatives' blood lipid levels close to normal that did not indicate familial dyslipidemia. The child was fed fat-free milk formula supplemented with medium-chain triglycerides and had adequate weight gain with a decrease in blood lipids. Subsequently the formula was changed to regular milk-based formula, and the child maintained adequate growth rate. Although blood lipids never returned to normal values for age and sex, they were lower than before treatment.26440-