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{"title":"Prevalence of functional defecation disorders in European children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Michelle N Bloem, Desiree F Baaleman, Nikhil Thapar, Stephen E Roberts, Ilan J N Koppen, Marc A Benninga","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Functional defecation disorders (FDDs) are common among children worldwide. The prevalence of these disorders has not been clearly described in Europe. This study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of FDD in European children and assessed geographical, age, and sex distribution and associated factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Embase, Psycinfo, Cochrane Library, and Cinahl were searched from 1999 to July 2023. Included studies were (1) prospective or cross-sectional studies of European population-based samples; (2) reporting the prevalence of infant dyschezia (ID) according to Rome II, III, or IV criteria or functional constipation (FC) or functional non-retentive fecal incontinence (FNRFI) according to Rome III or IV criteria; (3) aged 0-18 years; and (4) published in English, Dutch or Spanish. PRISMA guidelines for extracting data and assessing data quality were followed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-eight studies were included. Pooled prevalence was 6.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.1%-11.9%) for ID in infants 0-12 months (9 studies, n = 5611), 8.17% (95% CI: 6.33%-10.22%) for FC in children <4 years (25 studies, n = 35,189), 11.39% (95% CI: 9.34%-14.11%) for FC in children 4-18 years, and 0.24% (95% CI: 0.07%-0.49%) for FNRFI in children 4-18 years (7 studies, n = 16,873). No sex predominance was found for FC. FC prevalence did not differ significantly when diagnosed according to Rome III versus IV. FC prevalence differed between countries, with greatest rates in Italy, Germany, and Spain. No meta-analysis could be performed on other factors associated with FDD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FDD is common in European children. Future longitudinal studies are needed to provide better insight into associated factors in pathogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mount St. Helen's sign: A case for caution.","authors":"Ahmad Salah Sami, Christian Hochhalter, Sabina Mir","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12461","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Burkitt lymphoma in a child with rectal bleeding.","authors":"Stephanie W Hum, Rebecca Citrin, Petar Mamula, Vera De Matos, Ronen Stein","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12453","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term growth and nutrition outcomes in children following intestinal transplantation.","authors":"Ahmad Miri, Angela K Iverson, Nathan Law, Junghyae Lee, Ruben E Quiros Navarrete, Emille M Reyes-Santiago, Warapan Nakayuenyongsuk, David F Mercer, Luciano M Vargas, Shaheed Merani, Wendy J Grant, Alan N Langnas, Ruben E Quiros-Tejeira","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Intestinal transplantation (ITx) has become an accepted option for children with serious complications from intestinal failure and parenteral nutrition (PN) dependence. We aimed to assess long-term growth and nutritional outcomes in these patients. We also assessed factors influencing nutritional status and ability to wean off tube feedings (TFs) after ITx.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We looked retrospectively into post-ITx growth parameters, nutrition treatment, and micronutrient status for children who survived for 5 or more years after ITx. One hundred thirty-three children between 1993 and 2014 were involved. Descriptive data and growth parameters were collected over 15 years after ITx. We also analyzed influencing factors, including the presence of permanent stoma, prolonged use of steroids, partial gastrectomy at the time of ITx, developmental delay, concurrent visceral transplant, and graft rejection episodes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was an increase in the height z-scores over the 15-year period post-ITx (p < 0.001). There was a downward trend in body mass index (BMI) z-scores over the 15-year post-ITx period. Isolated intestinal transplant patients showed a better height z-score compared to multivisceral transplant (p = 0.04). The height and BMI z-scores for patients on steroids were not significantly different from the z-scores for steroid-free patients (p = 0.72, 0.99, respectively). There was no significant change in height and BMI z-scores based on prednisolone dose: ≤0.2 mg/kg (p = 0.76); >0.2 mg/kg (p = 0.52). Patients were more likely to require supplemental TF up to 15 years post-ITx when they had partial gastrectomy (p < 0.001), permanent ostomy (p = 0.009), or developmental delay (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was improved long-term linear growth post-ITx. Developmental delay, partial gastrectomy, and a permanent ostomy are likely to delay TF wean post-ITx.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Management of pediatric Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Highlighting the efficacy and safety of endoscopic ischemic polypectomy.","authors":"Mika Dofuku, Tomonori Yano, Koji Yokoyama, Yuko Okada, Hideki Kumagai, Toshihiro Tajima, Hitoshi Osaka","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) require continuous medical management throughout their lives. However, few case series regarding the clinical course, polyp surveillance, and treatment, including endoscopic ischemic polypectomy (EIP) for pediatric patients with PJS, were reported. We analyzed the current status and clinical course of pediatric patients with PJS under the management of our institute, including those treated with EIP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical information on double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) performed between January 2006 and December 2023 and patient backgrounds were retrospectively collected. The location of polyps, breakdown of treatment methods, and differences in complication rates of each treatment method were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age at diagnosis of PJS was 9 years (0-18 years), and the prevalence of intussusception before the first DBE among the patients was 68.2%. In total, 115 procedures were performed in 22 pediatric patients with PJS. There were 100 therapeutic procedures, and the total number of treated polyps was 462 (362, 54, and 46 in the small bowel, colon, and stomach, respectively). Conventional polypectomy was performed for 106 polyps, and ischemic polypectomy was performed for 356 polyps. The incidence rates of post-polypectomy bleeding and perforation associated with conventional polypectomy and EIP were 2.83% and 0.28%, respectively (p = 0.042). Eight patients (36.4%) had polyps larger than 15 mm under the age of 8 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Proper imaging evaluation and endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal (GI) polyps are essential to prevent GI complications in pediatric patients with PJS, even those younger than 8 years old. Moreover, EIP may be the ideal procedure for managing polyps in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of BMI and symptoms at celiac disease diagnosis on serology normalization after 2 years of a gluten-free diet in children.","authors":"Ezra Hornik, Sameer Imdad, Anupama Chawla, Xiaoyue Zhang, Lesley Small-Harary","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine if after 2 years of consuming a gluten-free diet post celiac disease diagnosis, pediatric patients who were overweight or obese at diagnosis are less likely to normalize celiac disease serologies as compared with those who were normal weight or underweight at diagnosis. Secondary aims include characterizing how initial symptoms at presentation predict body mass index (BMI) change and serology improvement over the first 2 years of being on a gluten-free diet following diagnosis of celiac disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective chart review was performed that included all biopsy-proven celiac disease patients followed at Stony Brook Children's Hospital's Celiac Disease Center diagnosed between the years 2007-2022. This included all patients between 2 and 18 years of age who had their BMI documented at the time of diagnosis and at least one additional BMI documented 2 years ± 12 months after starting the gluten-free diet. Data collected included BMI and celiac serology at and 2 years ± 12 months after diagnosis as well as symptoms, sex, age, race, and ethnicity at diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The charts of 229 pediatric patients with Celiac Disease were reviewed. Out of 229 patients, 89 had BMIs and celiac serologies available at diagnosis and at 2-year follow-up which were included. Based on multivariable logistic regression model, patients with overweight or obese BMI at baseline were not less likely (odds ratio [OR] = 0.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29-3.27) to normalize their celiac serologies at 2-year follow-up visit as compared with patients who were normal weight or underweight at baseline. Patients with GI symptoms at diagnosis were more likely (OR = 3.86, 95% CI: 1.29, 11.54) to normalize their celiac serologies at 2-year follow-up visit as compared with patients without GI symptoms at diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Rate of normalization of celiac serologies 2 years after initiating a gluten-free diet showed no difference between the overweight or obese and normal weight or underweight pediatric populations. However, patients with GI symptoms at diagnosis were more likely to normalize their celiac serologies by 2-year follow-up visit, suggesting they may be more likely to comply with the gluten-free diet.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142921246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Portal hypertension in doublecortin domain-containing protein 2 (DCDC2)-related neonatal sclerosing cholangitis.","authors":"Prabhsaran Kaur, Bikrant Bihari Lal, Deepa Janakiraman, Nirmala Dheivamani, Snehavardhan Pandey, Ashish Bavdekar, Aashay Shah, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Vaibhav Shah, Arjun Maria, Nishant Wadhwa, Sumit Kumar Singh, Vikrant Sood, Rajeev Khanna, Seema Alam","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12414","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpn3.12414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mutations in doublecortin domain-containing protein 2 (DCDC2) lead to neonatal sclerosing cholangitis (NSC), and portal hypertension (PHTN). The objective of the study was to systematically evaluate PHTN, variceal bleeding, and outcomes of patients with DCDC2-related NSC. The study included children with homozygous or compound heterozygous variants in DCDC2. All 14 children with DCDC2-related NSC had PHTN. Eight (57.1%) developed variceal bleed at a median age of 3 years (range: 1.9-5 years). Eleven (78.6%) children with high-risk varices underwent endotherapy. Varices were completely eradicated in three, downstaged to low-risk in five, and there was no response with endotherapy in three. All three children with failure to eradicate/downstage varices had rebleed, and required listing for liver transplantation (LT). The study shows that children with variants in DCDC2 have a high incidence of variceal bleed at a very young age. Variceal eradication may often be difficult and rebleed rates are high; often necessitating LT.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"189-196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142647908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Considerations in the development of the International Multicenter Pediatric Portal Hypertension Registry.","authors":"Tassos Grammatikopoulos, Catalina Jaramillo, Jean Molleston, Julio Pimenta, Oanez Ackermann, Riccardo Superina, Roberto De Franchis, Serpil Tutan, Simon Ling, Uma Ramamurthy, Benjamin L Shneider","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12415","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpn3.12415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Portal hypertension, a common sequela of chronic liver disease, is complicated by variceal hemorrhage, one of its most serious complications. Evidence-based approaches to managing variceal hemorrhage are limited by the scarcity of data related to this rare entity. Multicenter international registries are increasingly utilized to garner critical information about rare diseases. The International Multicenter Pediatric Portal Hypertension Registry (IMPPHR) was developed to acquire pediatric data about the mortality of first variceal hemorrhage and approaches to primary and second prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage with a goal of improving outcomes in children with portal hypertension. IMPPHR evolved from pediatric portal hypertension symposia at the Baveno V and VI meetings in 2010 and 2015, with a formal executive committee initiating the development of IMPPHR in 2019. The registry opened in 2020, with data closure in 2024, including information from 44 centers and >700 subjects. The complexities and approaches to developing IMPPHR are described.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"197-202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142647955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Personalized management of hepatic glycogen storage disorders: The role of continuous glucose monitoring.","authors":"Ambika Gupta, Anuja Agarwala, Mani Kalaivani, Rohan Malik, Rajni Sharma, Madhulika Kabra, Neerja Gupta","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12391","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpn3.12391","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Glycogen storage disorders (GSD), inherent disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, feature hypoglycemia as a hallmark. Normoglycemia and glucose monitoring are pivotal in disease management. Conventional glucometer-based monitoring may overlook hypoglycemic trends. This study assesses glycemic control in Asian Indian GSD children using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and its role in facilitating dietary adjustments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A pre-post study enrolled molecularly confirmed GSDI, GSDIII, GSDVI, and GSDIX patients for baseline dietary compliance and CGM-based glycemic status evaluation. Hypoglycemic patients were stratified into diet-compliant and diet-noncompliant groups. Noncompliant patients received dietary reinforcement; compliant individuals underwent dietary adjustments. Repeat CGM (rCGM) was performed 6 weeks to 6 months postadjustments. Clinical and metabolic parameters were re-evaluated at 6 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 20 patients assessed at baseline, 11 were diet compliant. Six among these exhibited hypoglycemia, prompting diet adjustments. Among nine noncompliant patients, eight experienced hypoglycemia and received diet reinforcement. rCGM in 10 patients (five GSDI, three GSDIII, and two GSDIXc) showed a significant reduction in hypoglycemia duration in all. An improvement in height and body mass index was observed in all GSDI and GSDIII patients. Triglyceride levels, raised at baseline in two GSDI and one GSDIII, showed a substantial decline in one GSDI patient. Hepatic transaminase levels decreased in both GSDIXc patients. Plasma lactate levels decreased in all GSDI patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CGM is an efficacious adjunct in the personalized management of hepatic GSD patients, in the Asian Indian population. The study also underscores the need for long-term follow-up to determine the role of glycemic management in growth, general well-being, and metabolic control in the GSD subtypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"151-162"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analgesia in paediatric acute pancreatitis: A scoping systematic review.","authors":"James Lucocq, Nejo Joseph, Cecilie Sigaard Knoph, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Isabelle Scheers, Asbjorn M Drewes, Sanjay Pandanaboyana","doi":"10.1002/jpn3.12418","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpn3.12418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common paediatric condition, yet there is little data to support optimal analgesic practice. The aim of this scoping review was to report analgesic practice, investigate trends in analgesic strategy and evaluate the impact of analgesic modality on outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search of Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, Pubmed Central and Google Scholar was performed by two independent investigators. This review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three retrospective cohort studies, all conducted in North America, reported on analgesic practice in paediatric AP. The studies included 658 patients (median age, 12 years; female sex, 57%; non-biliary aetiology, 85.9%). Overall, analgesia was administered in 67% of patients, including opioids in 59.5% (43.8%-71.4%). Rates of acetaminophen (17.9% and 77.7%) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (7.7% and 40.2%) were reported in two studies. Two studies reported reducing rates of opioid administration or reduced duration of opioid administration since 2017 and 2014, respectively. One study did not find any correlation between opioid administration and sociodemographic factors, length of stay or admission to intensive care units. No studies reported on complications or quality of life. No studies investigated non-medical modalities. There were no long-term data on analgesic use post-discharge.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Opioids are the mainstay of pain treatment in paediatric AP in North America. However, factors that influence the analgesic type, the impact of analgesic modality on the post-pancreatitis outcome and long-term analgesic use constitute a knowledge gap. Future studies are needed to inform analgesic use in paediatric AP.</p>","PeriodicalId":16694,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"203-208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142676109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}