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Gastro 2016
August 11-12, 2016
Volume 6, Issue 4(Suppl) J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2016
ISSN:2161-069X JGDS, an open access journal
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August 11-12, 2016 Birmingham, UK
6th Global Gastroenterologists Meeting
Adham M Hegazy, J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2016, 6:4(Suppl)
Gastrointestinal bleeding in infancy
Adham M Hegazy
Ain Shams University, Egypt
In summary, the causes of GI bleeding in infancy are varied, ranging from congenital and hereditary disorders to those
more commonly seen in the adult population. Many causes of GI bleeding in the pediatric population are restricted to a
narrow range regarding age of onset, frequently enabling the physician to narrow the differential diagnosis before proceeding
with invasive investigation; however, GI bleeding may involve any portion of the intestinal tract, from mouth to anus, as in
adulthood, and many causes common to the adult population also must be considered. GI bleeding may present as bright
red blood on toilet tissue after passage of a hard bowel movement, strands or small clots of blood mixed within emesis or
normal stool, bloody diarrhea, vomiting of gross blood (hematemesis), grossly bright or dark red bloody stools hematochezia,
or tarry black stools (melena). In cases of occult bleeding, the clinical presentation may be unexplained fatigue, pallor, or
iron deficiency anemia. The treatment sequence for a child who has GI bleeding is to assess (and stabilize if necessary) the
hemodynamic status of the patient, establishes the level of bleeding, and generates a list of likely diagnoses based on clinical
presentation and age of the patient.
Biography
Adham M Hegazy has done his Graduation from Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University in Cairo. He got his Master’s degree in Pediatrics from the same
University in the year 1987. He was certified by the American Board of Pediatrics after finishing 3 years of Pediatric Residency in Akron, Ohio. He became a fellow
of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1994. He also did a one year Neonatology fellowship in Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He is currently
serving as a Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology in Ain Shams University in Cairo. He has more than 30 local and international publications in the field of
pediatrics and neonatology.