1.Persistent Nonbilious Vomiting in a Child: Possible Duodenal Webbing.
Rossella ANGOTTI ; Francesco MOLINARO ; Giovanni COBELLIS ; Carmine NOVIELLO ; Caterina BOCCHI ; Francesco FERRARA ; Edoardo BINDI ; Mario MESSINA
Clinical Endoscopy 2017;50(2):191-196
An association between malrotation and congenital duodenal webbing is rare. We present our experience with four patients at two centers, and a review of published reports. There are currently 94 reported cases of duodenal pathology associated with malrotation. However, only 15 of the 94 cases (15.9%) include patients with malrotation and a duodenal web. We suggest that nonbilious vomiting in a child must prompt the surgeon to consider duodenal pathology even in the presence of malrotation.
Child*
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Humans
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Pathology
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Vomiting*
2.A Possible Pathogenic Linkage Among Headache, Migraine, and Nocturnal Enuresis in Children.
Pietro FERRARA ; Livia DELL’AQUILA ; Giacomo PERRONE ; Giulia SPINA ; Francesco MICONI ; Valentina RAPACCINI ; Ester DEL VESCOVO ; Vincenzo DI LAZZARO ; Alberto VERROTTI
International Neurourology Journal 2016;20(4):311-315
PURPOSE: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of headaches and migraine in children with nocturnal enuresis (NE) and to improve knowledge on these conditions. In particular, for this purpose, a possible pathogenic relationship linking both conditions and the impact of headaches and migraine on NE persistence was evaluated. METHODS: Researchers enrolled 123 children with NE, aged between 5 and 15 years, referred to the Service of Pediatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome between January 2014 and January 2015. Parents of all children enrolled in the study were invited to complete a self-reported questionnaire. The study protocol was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of Campus-Bio-Medico University. The NE group data was compared with the data of a control group (107 children). RESULTS: Of the eligible patients, 7.8% suffer from headaches/migraine (mean age, 9.63 years; interquartile range [IQR], 3.5 years) and 47.1% have a family history of headaches (mean age, 8.46 years; IQR, 3.75 years). Of the 8 patients with headaches, all are male, 3 have tension-type headaches (2 of them have maternal family history) and 5 have migraine (3 of them have maternal family history). Of the 35.3% with a migraine family history (mean age, 8.36 years; IQR, 3.5 years), 22 are male, and 14 are female. Three of these patients have migraine. A total of 92.2% suffer from NE but not from headaches (mean age, 8.43 years; IQR, 3 years). Of these patients, 33 are female (35.1%), and 61 are male (64.9%). In the control group, 4.7% (5 out of 107) of the children suffer from headaches, and of these, 4 are affected by nonmigraine headaches and 1 by migraine. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, according to the hypothesis, NE and headaches/migraine could be linked by several similarities.
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Enuresis
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Ethics Committees, Research
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Female
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Headache*
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Humans
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Male
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Melatonin
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Migraine Disorders*
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Nocturnal Enuresis*
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Parents
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Pediatrics
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Prevalence
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Tension-Type Headache