To review the aetiology, presentation, diagnosis, management, and sequelae of acute
pancreatitis (AP) in children and to assess the relevance of prognostic criteria used to …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of postsplenectomy sepsis
morbidity and mortality after prophylaxis, in comparison with our previous 13-year study …

We determined the effects of sustained and cyclical prenatal mechanical strain on the
hypoplastic lung of the ovine model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Over a period of 4 …

Campylobacter jejuni causes symptoms of acute inflammatory diarrhoea in man. C. jejuni
interaction with epithelial cells elicits interleukin-8 (IL-8) production, and IL-8 recruits …

Human small and large intestinal tissue was used to study the interaction of Campylobacter
jejuni with its target tissue. The strain used for the study was 81-176 (+ pVir). Tissue was …

The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) play a central role in many host signalling
pathways. These signalling proteins are known to be involved in host responses against …

Over a seven-year period, 138 patients with portal hypertension presented on 223
occasions with endoscopically proven acute variceal hemorrhage. Hemorrhage ceased …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of infants and children undergoing
aortopexy and to try and establish which children would derive the greatest benefit from this …

Background. Two boys suffered blunt abdominal trauma resulting in renal injury. In both
cases the damaged kidney was fractured through its mid-portion, and the upper and lower …

Background Crohn's disease (CD) is characterised by periods of relapse and remission.
Over time the disease leads almost inevitably to the complications of stricturing, penetration …