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My Professorship in Paediatric Gastroenterology is a very great honour. This doesn’t change the way I practice medicine but is just a recognition of many years if academic work. It is something which is peer-reviewed and I am delighted to have made this leap and it, I suppose, does make…
Read full articleAfzal NA – Clinical Research Fellow & Honorary Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Gastroenterology University College of London, Royal Free & Chelsae and Westminister Hospitals Thomson MA – Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital and University College of London Constipation and Hirschsprung’s disease Normal bowel patterns are very variable…
Read full articleArticle written by Mr Thompson Introduction: Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is a symptom not a disease and refers to the involuntary retrograde flow of gastric contents into the oesophagus. It is present in the majority of infants and is illustrated by a spectrum from occasional physiological reflux through to the infant…
Read full articleChronic or recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is one of the most commonly encountered events in childhood interfering in the normal lifestyle of up to 10-15 % of all children at some point and described first by Apley who emphasised the role of a thorough history and examination. (Apley 1958) A…
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