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Carcinoid tumors of the appendix in 25 children (21 girls, 4 boys) below 15 years corroborated the previously reported preponderance of females. 17 children were operated upon because of acute appendicitis, one because of oxyuriasis in the appendix and the remaining 7 because of diffuse recurrent abdominal pain. All the patients were subjected to appendectomy and one of them later also to right-sided hemicolectomy because of carcinoid in the margin of the resection of the appendix but not in the cecum. Despite deep infiltration of the wall of the appendix to the serosa in 9 children and lymph node metastases in one, no signs of a recurrence have been seen during follow-up of 5 to 17 years (mean 12 years).
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PMID:Carcinoid tumors of the appendix in children. A report of 25 cases. 92 15

Several pediatric textbooks mention hemolytic anemia as the most frequent cause of cholelithiasis. However cholesterol containing concrements seem to be more frequent. In lack of jaundice the diagnosis of gallstones is difficult, especially, when appearing as uncharacteristic abdominal pain. In a case of a ten year old girl the basic diagnosis of cholelithiasis lasted two years. Wrong diagnoses (appendicitis, duodenal ulcer) associated diseases (carditis, complete heart block) and minor troubles (menarche, oxyuriasis, constipation) were responsible for this long period. Oral cholecystography brought on definitive diagnosis. Liberal indication of this investigation is recommended, especially in corpulent girls.
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PMID:[Gallstones in childhood-special problems in diagnosis (author's transl)]. 117 66

Chronic abdominal pain is highly prevalent in school-aged children and is one of the most frequent disorders in our environment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with chronic abdominal pain. Sixteen patients (nine boys and seven girls), aged between 5 and 16 years old, with chronic abdominal pain for at least 12 months were studied. In all patients the results of hemograms, biochemical investigations, urine sediment test, Helicobacter pylori breath test and celiac serology were normal. In all children, gastroscopy, small bowel follow-through, abdominal ultrasound and colonoscopy were normal. All patients received CE by mouth. In 43.75 % of the patients studied (7/16), the capsule showed evidence of nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, mainly located in the ileum. In one girl, oxyuriasis was observed in the cecum and in another girl aphthous lesions were observed in the ileum. These lesions suggested small bowel Crohn's disease. CE mainly showed images compatible with nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, with unknown clinical significance. Consequently, we conclude that CE does not provide useful information in patients with abdominal pain without other symptoms.
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PMID:[Is capsule endoscopy useful in children with chronic abdominal pain?]. 1794 51