A clinical picture of severe exudative enteropathy in the course of Crohn disease in a 6-years old boy - case report

Authors present the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties concern a 6-years-old boy with Crohn disease. A sudden onset, atypical clinical course of the disease, severe protein-losing enteropathies and complications dur...

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Carnitine deficiency and effectiveness of oral carnitine supplementation in children with short bowel syndrome

Introduction: Carnitine is necessary for the transfer of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane for oxydation metabolism. Aim of study: The aim of the study was to analyze serum carnitine concentration in ch...

Complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)

Percutaneous Endoscopic Castrostomy is a method widely used for nutritional treatment and gastric decompression. This method is safe. Complications related to it are not danger for patients' life. The aim of this study w...

Iron absorption - unknown properties of gastric mucins

Introduction: It is accepted, that Fe (III) is being absorbed by the organism after reducing for Fe (II). Objectives: Speciation of iron in compounds with gastric mucins. Materials and methods: "Mucin type II crude from...