Department of Pediatrics

Division of Gastroenterology

Articles, Patents and Intellectual Property

Vijayaratnam V, Simpson P, Lin CH, Tolia V:  Role of proximal esophageal acid reflux in infants with respiratory symptoms.  Pediatr Pulmonol 27:231-235;1999.

Peters JP, Tolia V, Aravind MS, Kauffman RE:  Flumazenil in children after esophagogastroduodenoscopy.  Am  J Gastroenterology 94:1857-1861, 1999.

Pillai RB, Tolia V, Rabah R, Simpson PM, Lin CH.  Increased colonic ornithine decarboxylase activity in inflammatory bowel disease in children.  Dig Dis Sci 44:1565-1570, 1999.

Tolia V, Kottamasu S, Tabasum D, Simpson P:  The use of Hepatocyte extraction faction to evaluate neonatal cholestasis.  Clinical Nuclear Medicine 24:655-659, 1999.

Dahshan A, Peters J, Lin CH, Simpson P, Tolia V.  Randomized prospective study of 3 different colonoscopy preparations in children.  Am J Gastroenterol 94:3497-3501, 1999.

Kaddu R, Rabah R, Tolia V.  A case of schistosomiasis diagnosed with rectal biopsy.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 28;2:202, 1999.

Dahshan A, Tolia V.  A case of familial gastric cancer in an adolescent.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 29:593, 1999.

Madani S, Rabah R, Tolia V:  Comparison of density of H.pylori infection on histology with CLO test in children.  In press with Dig Dis Sci.

Hurwitz M, Vargas J, Ament ME, Tolia V, Molleston J et al.  Evaluation of the Use of Botulinum Toxin in Children with Achalasia.  In press with J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.

Shashidhar HS, Peters JM, Lin CH, Thomas R, Tolia V.  Lansoprazole based triple therapy for treatment of H.pylori gastritis in children.  In press with J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.

Dahshan A, Poulik J, Tolia V.  Pernicious anemia in juvenile diabetic.  In press with Arch Dis Pediatr Adolescent Med.

Kaddu R, Bawle E, Tolia V.  A case of Banayan Rubalcava-Riley Syndrome in press with Arch Dis Pediatr Adolescent Med.

Tolia V. Helicobacter pylori in Pediatrics.  Current gastroenterology reports 1(4):308-313, 1999.

Tolia V, Peters JM, Gilger M.  Conscious sedation in pediatric GI endoscopic procedures.  Invited Review in press with J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.

Books, Chapters and Reviews

Tolia V.  Failure to Thrive.  Chapter 5, pg. 51-63 for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease:  Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, 2nd edition. Eds. Wyllie, Hyams, W.B. Saunders Co., Phila 1999.

El-Baba M, Tolia V.  for Practical Pediatric Gastroenterology Eds: Licouras C, Altshuler S.  In press with Am J Gastroenterol.

Abstracts, Letters to the Editor and Articles in Non-Referred Journals

Lin CH, Tolia V, Vijesurier R.  Precocious expression of pancreatic amylase induced by food deprivation during postnatal development.  Gastroenterology 116#4, Part 2, G4965, 1999.

Tolia V. Simultaneous intragastric and intraesophageal monitoring in children on proton pump inhibitors.  Gastrointest Endosc. 49#4, Part 2, A516, 1999.

Tolia V, Wuerth A, Shashidhar H, Peters JP, Lin CH.  A prospective randomized trial of antiregurgitation formula in infants.  Gastrointest Endosc 49#4, Part 2, A514, 1999.

Tolia V, Wuerth A, Thomas R.  A review of gastroesophageal reflux in 455 infants.  Gastrointest Endosc 49#4, Part 2, A515, 1999.

Hurvitz M, Vargas J, Ament M, Erhart N, Justinich C, Molleston J, Reinstein LJ, Tolia V, Walton JM, Bahar R.  Evaluation of the use of botulinum toxin in children with achalasia.  Gastroenterology 116#4, Part 2, G0278, 1999.

Tolia V, Brown W, El-Baba M, Peters J, Lin CH.  Antimicrobial susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori from children with gastritis in Michigan.  Am J Gastroenterol 94#9, 176, 1999.

Kaddu R, Bhattacharya D, Thomas R, Tolia V.  Comparison of propofol vs. general anesthesia for pediatric endoscopic procedures. Am J Gastroenterol  94#9, 709, 1999.

Tolia V, Wuerth A, Thomas R.  Are there gender related differences in extended pH monitoring infants (EPM) parameters in infants. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 29#4, 493, 1999.

Fitzgerald J, Tolia V.  Sulindac versus adenomatous polyposis colin in preteen and teenage patients: so far, so good!  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 29#4, 499, 1999.

Kaddu R, Bhattacharya D, Thomas R, Tolia V.  Comparison of propofol vs. general anesthesia for pediatric endoscopic procedures.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 29#4, 494, 1999.

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