Background. The reintroduction of the rotavirus vaccines in 2006 and 2008 have resulted in reduced outpatient visits for diarrhea as well as reduced hospitalizations for rotavirus-related illness.

The benefits of rotavirus vaccine “substantially exceeds” the risk for hospitalizations due to vaccination-associated intussusceptions, according to study data published online. Rishi Desai, MD, MPH, ...

Intussusceptions are the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children between three months and six years of age. Most instances (more than 90%) are idiopathic. Standard treatment is either ...

Edwin C. Ouyang, MD, PhD; David Stockwell, MD, MPH; David Carr-Locke, MD, FRCPSeries Editor: David Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Our patient seems to have had viral gastroenteritis with significant diarrhea ...

RECOGNIZED cases of jejunogastric intussusception are relatively infrequent, and those proved at operation or autopsy are even more unusual. We have been able to find 98 articles on the subject, of ...

A three-dose, oral rotavirus vaccine (Rotavac) was introduced in the universal immunization program in India in 2016. A prelicensure trial involving 6799 infants was not large enough to detect a small ...

A 12-year-old male was transferred from an outside facility to our hospital with a suspected diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis. Prior to transport, he received broad-spectrum IV antibiotics and IV ...

USA: Researchers have found in a retrospective study that GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) are generally safe for the gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatobiliary systems in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D ...