scholarly journals Bezoar in a Pediatric Oncology Patient Treated with Coca-Cola

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Naramore ◽  
Amy Virojanapa ◽  
Moshe Bell ◽  
Punit N. Jhaveri
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Pediatric Patient ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Intestinal Bleeding ◽  
Oncology Patient ◽  
Pediatric Oncology Patient ◽  
Gradual Onset

A bezoar is a mass of indigestible material. Bezoars can present with a gradual onset of non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. However, bezoars can result in more serious conditions such as intestinal bleeding or obstruction. Without quick recognition, particularly in susceptible individuals, the diagnosis and treatment can be delayed. Currently resolution is achieved with enzymatic dissolution, endoscopic fragmentation or surgery. We describe, to our knowledge, the first pediatric patient with lymphoma to have had a bezoar treated with Coca-Cola.

Guidelines for the Pediatric Cancer Center and Role of Such Centers in Diagnosis and Treatment

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 916-917
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Pediatric Cancer ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Tumor Board ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Pediatric Radiologist ◽  
Oncology Patient ◽  
Pediatric Oncology Patient

GUIDELINES FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER CENTERS The pediatric cancer center cannot be defined simply in terms of restriction by diagnosis and age group. It implies a multidisciplinary approach by a team of pediatric, surgical, radiologic, nursing, and paramedical specialists. The care of the pediatric oncology patient should be coordinated by a trained pediatric oncologist in a center that includes the following facilities and capabilities: (1) pediatric oncology nursing care in a specific area; (2) a pediatric intensive care unit; (3) pediatric radiologist and radiologic services that include lung tomography, computed axial tomography, ultrasonography, and angiography; (4) hematopathologic laboratory services capable of doing cell marker studies; (5) laboratories for the routine provision of drug levels; (6) blood cell component therapy; (7) a pharmacy familiar with antineoplastic agents; (8) clinical pharmacology services; (9) protective isolation; (10) personnel familiar with pediatric total parenteral nutrition techniques; (11) radiotherapist familiar with pediatric oncology problems and radiotherapy equipment which includes cobalt-60 or an accelerator with nominal beam energy of 6 meV or greater; (12) rapid section studies and operating room consultation at any time; (13) a multidisciplinary tumor board or its equivalent; (14) surgeons specializing in pediatric oncology; and (15) trained oncology social workers. ROLE OF CENTERS IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Each year cancer is discovered in about 6,000 children in the United States. Fifty percent of these cancers are curable when the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques available today are instituted promptly. There are many reasons, some beyond any physician's control, for the failure to realize this potential cure rate, but among recognized factors are late detection, misdiagnosis, and inappropriate treatment.

scholarly journals Herbaspirillum Species Bacteremia in a Pediatric Oncology Patient

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 4320-4321 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Ziga ◽  
T. Druley ◽  
C.-A. D. Burnham
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Oncology Patient ◽  
Pediatric Oncology Patient

scholarly journals Gastrointestinal symptoms of migraine in children and adolescents

2020 ◽  
pp. 112-118
Author(s):  
O. V. Serousova ◽  
M. I. Karpova ◽  
A. I. Dolgushina ◽  
D. B. Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Migraine Attack ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Severe Nausea ◽  
Male Patients

Objective: to study the characteristics, frequency of occurrence, and clinical signifi cance of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain associated with a migraine attack, in children and adolescents.Materials and methods. Included 32 patients aged 7 years to 18 years with a diagnosis of episodic migraine. All patients were carefully analyzed for nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain accompanying a migraine attack.Results. Nausea bothered 78% of patients, the median of its intensity corresponded to pronounced. Vomiting accompanied attacks in 68%, the median of its quantity—3 per day. Attack pain in the abdomen developed in 6% of patients. Moreover, the early onset of migraine seizures is associated with severe nausea and vomiting (p = 0,015 and p = 0,043, respectively). Among male patients, direct correlations were obtained between headache intensity and nausea intensity (rS = 0,456, p = 0,029, n = 23) and the amount of vomiting (rS = 0,417, p = 0,048, n = 23).Conclusion.1. With migraine in children and adolescents, nausea and vomiting are often seen as symptoms associated with an attack, while abdominal pain is a rare manifestation of a migraine attack.2. There is a negative relationship between the age of the patient and the intensity of vomiting, the early onset of migraine attacks is often associated with severe nausea and vomiting, and in male patients, the intensity of the headache directly correlates with the intensity of nausea and the amount of vomiting.3. There was no dependence of gastrointestinal manifestations on the patient’s gender, the presence of an aura during an attack, the frequency of attacks and the number of pain days. 

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