Pediatric Neurogastroenterology

Christophe Faure, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Ste. Justine Hospital, Montréal, QC, CanadaNikhil Thapar, MD, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Gastroenterology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UKCarlo Di Lorenzo, MD, Robert F. and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

• Physiology and Development of Enteric Neuromuscular System and Gastrointestinal Motility.- Introduction to Gut Motility and Sensitivity.- Development of the Enteric Neuromuscular System.- Development of Gut Motility.- Visceral Sensitivity.- Chronic Pain in Neurogastroenterology.- The Microbiome in Neurogastroenterology.- Integration of Biomedical and Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction.- Motility and Sensory Testing.- Assessment of Oropharyngeal Function.- pH monitoring and Impedance.- Esophageal Manometry.- Antroduodenal Manometry.- Colonic Manometry.- Anorectal Manometry.- Esophageal Functional Luminal Imaging Probe.- Barostat and Other Sensitivity Tests.- Radionuclide Gastrointestinal Transit Tests.- Electrogastrography, Breath Tests, Ultrasonography, Transit Tests, Wireless Motility Capsule and Cine-MRI.- Autonomic Nervous System Testing.- Disorders of Digestive Motility.- Pathology of Enteric Neuromuscular Disorders.- Allergy and Neurogastroenterology.- Disorders of Deglutition in Infants and Children: Etiology and Management.- Esophageal Achalasia.- Other Esophageal Motility Disorders.- Gastric Motor Disorders.- Pediatric Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction.- Hirschsprung Disease.- Motility Problems in Developmental Disorders.- Gastrointestinal Disturbances in Autism Spectrum Disorder.- Motility Disorders after Surgery and Developmental Anomalies of the Enteric Neuromuscular System Secondary to Anatomical Malformations.- Esophageal Atresia.- Anorectal Malformations.- Motility Changes after Small Bowel and Colonic Surgery.- Gastric function after Fundoplication.-  Disorders of the Gut Brain Interactions.- Rome Criteria for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI).- Infant Regurgitation and Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Esophageal Functional Disorders.- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants and Toddlers.- Abdominal Pain-Related Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder and Disorders of Brain-Gut Interactions.- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Abdominal Migraine and Chronic Nausea.- Aerophagia.- Rumination Syndrome.- Functional Constipation in Children.- Fecal incontinence in Children.- Treatments.- Drugs Acting on the Gut: Prokinetics, Antispasmodics, Laxatives.- Drugs Acting on the Brain.- Electrical Stimulation of the GI Tract.- Hypnotherapy in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Disorder of Brain Gut Interaction.- Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.- Cellular-Based Therapies for Paediatric GI Motility Disorders.- Surgery in Motility Disorders.- Gut Dysmotility and Transplantation: Long-Term Outcomes with New Insights into Surgical Integration and Allograft Motility Disorders.