The intestinal rehabilitation staff of the GI division reviews all inpatients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital who are on parenteral nutrition weekly. Our division works closely with ...

Cynthia Cathey has been on an unimaginable journey ever since her newborn son was diagnosed with a rare condition called short bowel syndrome. It affects only 46 out of every 100,000 infants. While ...

Patient activation, earned trust and health literacy at patient, provider and health system levels are critical to overcoming ...

In their latest study, a team led by Jonathan Cooper, PhD, professor of pediatrics (left), showed that gene therapy to the bowel in mice modeling Batten disease reduced symptoms and extended lifespan.

In their latest study, a team led by Jonathan Cooper, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics at WashU Medicine, has shown that gene therapy to the bowel in mice modeling Batten disease reduced symptoms ...

FURTHER experience at 2 institutions suggests that there is a distinct hazard of intestinal perforation from the use of the standard-model, pediatric-size Crosby-Kugler intestinal-biopsy capsule.

FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Intestinal ultrasound (IU) can be considered a screening tool for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Dec. 24 ...

A special liquid diet, known as exclusive enteral nutrition, is an essential therapy for Crohn's disease. Patients consume ...

In their latest study, a team showed that gene therapy to the bowel in mice modeling Batten disease reduced symptoms and extended lifespan. ssor of pediatrics, of genetics and of neurology at ...