Feeding Methods

Le pere sono pere, le mele sono mele…

Barabino A.

2026/2 — pag. 87-90 — DOI

Disturbo della condotta alimentare e sindrome dell'arteria mesenterica superiore: chi comanda chi?

Iacono A, Biserna L, Mainetti M, Chiaravallotti A, Minguzzi M, Marchetti F

2025/10 — pag. 253-256 — DOI

This paper discusses the case of a 14-year-old girl who presented with severe depressive-catonia, social withdrawal, self-harm and significant weight loss of approximately 20 kg over six months. Previously diagnosed with anxiety and eating disorders,...

Difficoltà di deglutizione nei bambini con neurodisabilità: sfide e soluzioni

Mincarelli C, Barbi E, Orzan E, Peri F, Pintonello S, Grasso DL.

2025/4 — pag. 235-239 — DOI

Dysphagia, defined as the difficulty in swallowing a food or non-food bolus from the oral cavity to the stomach, is a significant disorder affecting neonates and children, with an incidence of 25-45% in normally developing children and up to 80% in t...

La sindrome del compasso aorto-mesenterico in un adolescente

Carzaniga V, Zicoia M

2024/5 — pag. 94-95 — DOI

The diagnosis of aorto-mesenteric compass syndrome was eventually made in a 13-year-old boy who repeatedly accessed the emergency department for abdominal pain and vomiting...

Quelli che si chiamano bambini (e famiglie) ad alta complessità assistenziale

Ravaglia A

2024/4 — pag. 75-76 — DOI

The author recounts the complexity of care and the emotional involvement the case of a child with spastic tetraparesis entailed. Additionally, a Decalogue of behaviour for the care of every child with complex assistance needs is offered to the reader...

Anoressia nervosa e modalità di rialimentazione

Lanzarini E, Di Leo G.

2024/1 — pag. 12 — DOI

La sindrome del compasso aortomesenterico

Codrich D, Guida E, Schleef J

2023/10 — pag. 219-220 — DOI

Wilkie syndrome (aortic-mesenteric compass) was eventually diagnosed in a 15-year-old girl presenting with bilious vomiting and gastric distension....

L’approccio nutrizionale nell’anoressia nervosa: dalla teoria alla pratica clinica

Ballaben A, Maurel E, Di Leo G, Abbracciavento G, Zanchi C.

2023/8 — pag. 501-507 — DOI

Anorexia nervosa is a common eating disorder characterized by a physical and psychosocial deterioration due to an altered pattern of food intake and weight control. The severity of malnutrition often requires hospitalization to start enteral artifici...

Il supporto nutrizionale nell’anoressia nervosa

Accomando F, Aricò MO, Valletta E

2023/8 — pag. 136-145 — DOI

Paediatric departments are increasingly faced with adolescents with anorexia nervosa in severe nutritional and metabolic decompensation. Artificial nutritional support, often indispensable in the most critical phases of the course, requires careful e...

Insoliti sospetti: una diarrea intrattabile da citomegalovirus

Colombo SFG, Loiodice M, Biuso A, Carlucci P, Fabiano V, Verduci E, Zuccotti G.

2023/3 — pag. 189-191 — DOI

Intractable diarrhoea in infancy is defined as diarrhoea persisting for more than 2 weeks in infants up to 3 months of age and requiring parenteral nutrition. It is often a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for paediatricians. The following case r...

Insoliti sospetti: una diarrea intrattabile da citomegalovirus

Colombo SFG, Loiodice M, Biuso A, Carlucci P, Fabiano V, Verduci E, Zuccotti G

2023/3 — pag. 43-45 — DOI

Intractable diarrhoea in infancy is defined as diarrhoea persisting for more than 2 weeks in infants up to 3 months of age and requiring parenteral nutrition. It is often a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for paediatricians. The following case r...

La dumping syndrome: da conoscere e sapere riconoscere

Guastalla V

2022/8 — pag. 168-168 — DOI

After starting gastrostomy feeding an epileptic girl developed frequent episodes characterized by pallor, sweating and sleepiness. Finally, dumping syndrome was diagnosed....

Il trattamento della sindrome dell'intestino corto: vecchie e nuove terapie

Diamanti A, Capriati T, Maggiore G.

2022/1 — pag. 41-46 — DOI

Intestinal failure (IF) is an acute or chronic condition characterized by a so severe reduced intestinal function that does not allow a stable nutritional status and a normal child growth. The “so-called” chronic benign intestinal failure (CBIF) is m...

Tutto sulla PEG in dieci domande

Pillon R

2021/3 — pag. 189-190 — DOI

Improvvisa insufficienza respiratoria da versamento pleurico in un neonato con catetere venoso centrale per via percutanea

Inserra E, Puzone S, Delehaye C, Caredda E, Internicola M, Pugliese U, Spagnuolo F, Carpentieri M, Capristo C, Montaldo P

2021/2 — pag. 47-50 — DOI

Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) insertion is a common procedure performed in most neonatal units. Even though this is a well-defined procedure for indications and risks, complications have been reported in literature. The paper...

Tutti a tavola con… i bambini con disabilità

P. Pascolo

2016/6 — pag. 395-397

PEG e bottone gastrostomico: le medicazioni

G. Di Leo, D. Codrich

2015/7 — pag. 458-459

PEG e bottone gastrostomico: alcune note pratiche

G. Di Leo, D. Codrich

2015/5 — pag. 330-331

Ptosi palpebrale con episclerite nodulare e malattia di Crohn

P. Serraino, L. Cattaneo, D. De Benedetti, R. Lera, A. Secco, F. Pesce

2015/3

The paper describes the case of a 12-year-old boy who presented with asthenia, weight loss, and right palpebral ptosis associated with episcleritis during the last three months. Blood tests showed an increase in the sedimentation rate and faecal calp...

Cheilite granulomatosa: descrizione di un caso clinico

P. Serraino, L. Cattaneo, D. De Benedetti, R. Lera, A. Secco, F. Pesce

2013/7

Granulomatous cheilitis in the paediatric population may be an initial manifestation of Crohn’s disease. The article reports the case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with epigastralgia and fever for ten days. Nine months before he had been diagnos...

Il “late preterm”: un neonato pretermine attempato

D. Cipolla, D. Ferrara, M. Giuffrè, G. Puccio, G. Moceri, G. Corsello

2013/6 — pag. 369-371

Late preterm (LP) infants, defined by birth between 34+0 and 36+6 weeks’ gestation (WG), represent about 70% of premature infants. Causes of preterm deliveries are: twin births, premature rupture of membranes (PROM), placental abruption, maternal d...

Vomito in lattante: a ognuno il suo

G. Ventura, F. Marchetti, G. Di Leo, A. Ventura

2012/6 — pag. 385-389

A case of a 6-month-old infant with food refusal and frequent vomiting is presented in a step by step clinical approach. The criteria for the diagnosis of non-organic food refusal as well as the rules for the therapeutic strategy are discussed, str...

La vita di Amitabho Alcune considerazioni sulla vaccinazione antirotavirus Se non ora, quando?

2011/10 — pag. 627-629

Il testamento biologico. Quando finire è più difficile che cominciare. Emozioni di una pediatra di famiglia. Appello di una lettrice.

2009/4 — pag. 219-220

L'avanzata delle terapie biologiche 1. E qualche riflessione sul diritto alla salute L'avanzata delle terapie biologiche 2. E corollario alle riflessioni di cui sopra “Na tazzuliella e cafè” per chi nasce con troppo anticipo Screening dell’udito: anche lui costa, anche lui è utile Lattanti con le palle pelose “Cortisone” (prenatale): anche più di una volta Gastrostomia (PEG) per la nutrizione dei bambini cerebrolesi Arrivederci. E un richiamo “indimenticabile”

2006/6 — pag. 351-352

Difficoltà di alimentazione del bambino cerebroleso grave

E. Dreosto

2005/6 — pag. 367-370

Many children with cerebral palsy encounter some difficulties while eating and drinking. These difficulties may be due to poor posture and head control, or to limited/altered tongue, lips and jaw movements. Feeding problems should be addressed as s...

L’ipoglicemia neonatale

R. Davanzo, E. Barth, S. Demarini

2004/11 — pag. 699-704

Neonatal hypoglycemia is defined as blood glucose higher than 45 mg/l. Blood glucose levels below this level are significantly associated with neurological damage. Normal newborn babies do not need monitoring of blood glucose, which is mandatory fo...

Il reflusso gastroesofageo e il bambino con paralisi cerebrale

J. Schleef

2004/8 — pag. 472

Il trapianto di intestino è di destra o di sinistra?

S. Amarri

2002/8 — pag. 509-512

Intestinal transplantation (IT) is an alternative to lifelong total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for cases of severe intestinal insufficiency with the following characteristics: venous access impossible, TPN-dependent liver disease, recurrent sepsis,...

Pseudo-ostruzione intestinale cronica

L. Pensabene, C. Di Lorenzo

2002/7 — pag. 427-433

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare disabling disorder characterized by recurrent or continuous symptoms and signs of bowel obstruction in the absence of lumen-blocking lesions. The presenting symptoms depend on the regions of the gastr...

Il trattamento della malnutrizione severa

M. Baldissera

2002/3 — pag. 163-168

Malnutrition contributes to almost 60% of deaths in under 5 children. Severe malnutrition can lead to death in over a third of affected children, while appropriate case-management can reduce the mortality to less than 10%. The main steps for effect...

L’anoressia nervosa: un approccio pragmatico

A. Brunelli, L. Gualtieri

2001/10 — pag. 664-667

Strategies and possible models for interdisciplinary collaboration in the case-management of anorexia nervosa are presented, based on the experience of a multidisciplinary group (paediatrician, nutritionist, psychologist). Indications for hospital ...

L'uso delle IgG per bocca non previene l'enterocolite necrotizzante

G. Bartolozzi

2001/9

Bronco-pneumopatia da incoordinazione della deglutizione

I. Berti, S. Martelossi, A. Ventura

2001/9 — pag. 625-625

Repeated respiratory distresses, with severe radiological picture in an ex-premature boy aged 6, who underwent a re-educational treatment....

Una crescita che passa attraverso un sondino

I. Berti, S. Martelossi, A. Ventura

2001/9 — pag. 625-625

A severe malnutrition in an epileptic encephalopathic boy, was succesfully treated by enteral feeding....

Relazione tra stato nutrizionale e funzionalità respiratoria nei pazienti con fibrosi cistica

R. Ciambra, P. Petaros, L. Giglio

2001/9 — pag. 623-625

19 patients out of 44 affected by CF were malnourished. In malnourished patients, respiratory insufficiency was more severe, and the nutritional input was larger. Improvement of nutrition, mostly by mouth, successfully improved the nutritional sta...

La nutrizione nella patologia neurologica

A. Tedeschi

2001/3 — pag. 158-166

As many as 90% of severely disabled children suffer from nutritional problems. Deglutition problems and gastroesophageal reflux hamper nutrition and cause frequent lower respiratory infections. Malnutrition follows in many cases. Appropriate manage...

Tempi e modalità di prevenzione della malnutrizione ospedaliera: il bambino cerebroleso

A. Tedeschi

2000/5 — pag. 296-299

The prevalence of deglutition problems in patients with SNC disorders is high, yet often underestimated. About 50% of these patients develop severe malnutrition and suffer from acute respiratory problems. Enteral feeding, through nasogastric tube o...

Malnutrizione ospedaliera: il caso della diarrea acuta

M. Fontana

2000/5 — pag. 294-299

Acute diarrhea is still a frequent cause of admission. In about 50% of cases, in spite of adequate rehydration, these patients are discharged after 3-5 days with a lower weight than at admission. This occurs because refeeding in infants and small c...

MALNUTRIZIONE OSPEDALIERA Nutrizione del bambino ospedalizzato: principi e pratica

M. Candusso

2000/5 — pag. 289-299

In spite of the evidence on the influence of nutritional status on the prognosis of many chronic diseases, not enough attention is paid to ensure adequate nutrition in patients affected by chronic diseases, particularly when they are admitted to ho...

Terapia nutrizionale nel Crohn: non sono fantasieGli Olandesi insistono ancora: nessun antibiotico nell’otite media acutaStress e colite: banale ma veroUna nuova terapia per il Gaucher?Interferon-alfa nell’epatite cronica da virus B: quousque tandem?Esercizio (divertente) e fibrosi cisticaIpotiroidismo congenito: intervento precoce e decisoEpatite autoimmune: identificato l’autoantigene?Salmonelle resistenti agli antibiotici, di origine animale

2000/5 — pag. 281-282

Effetti dell’allattamento artificiale sulla struttura cranio-mandibolo-vertebrale

E. Bernkopf, O. Caponera, V. Broia, A.M. Bertarini

2000/4 — pag. 234-236

The physiopathology of orofacial development under different circumstances (breast and bottle feeding) is described and the abnormal occlusion that may derive from prolonged bottle feeding and use of dummies, even in previously breastfed babies, is...

Le problematiche auxologiche del lattante cardiopatico: malnutrizionee scarsa crescita

R. Vitiello, F.M. Picchio

2000/2 — pag. 97-100

Failure to thrive is frequent in infants with congenital hearth defect and may negatively influence the surgical correction. Besides the prenatal problems such as an embriopathy, other factors such as malabsorption and reduced caloric intake may fa...

La PEG, questa sconosciuta

A. Messineo, M. Monai

1999/2 — pag. 119-121

Gastroenterologia pediatrica: tra evidenze, smentite e confusione

A. Ventura

1998/9 — pag. 589-590

Malattie infiammatorie dell’intestino: terapia nutrizionale

D.C. Belli

1998/8 — pag. 527-527

La malttia infiammatoria cronica intestinale: una esperienza “tutta d’un fiato”

G. Palla e coll.

1998/8 — pag. 523-527