Publications by authors named "Beatriz Fernandez-Caamano"
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- Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is more effective than corticosteroids for achieving mucosal healing in children with Crohn's disease, without the negative side effects of steroids.
- A study covering 222 newly diagnosed pediatric patients found that 83% achieved clinical remission after an average of 8 weeks of EEN, with significant reductions in faecal calprotectin levels.
- Factors predicting a better response to EEN include specific scores on the Crohn's disease activity index, lower calprotectin levels, elevated CRP, and ileal involvement, suggesting EEN should be first-line treatment for pediatric Crohn's disease.
Objectives: To describe the epidemiological features, clinical characteristics and outcomes of neonates diagnosed with liver failure, as well as determine prognostic factors.
Methods: Cohort study conducted at a single tertiary referral and university-affiliated pediatric center. Hospital records of all neonates diagnosed with liver failure between January 2003 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed, and data on clinical and laboratory findings, treatment, and outcomes were collected.
Ulcerative ileitis (UI) after restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) and ileoanal pullthrough procedure (IAPP) is a rare condition described as inflammation of the terminal ileum proximal to the anastomosis. It is mostly observed in ulcerative colitis (UC) and is designated as prepouch ileitis; sometimes with pouchitis, but not necessarily all the time. Its incidence in adults is less than 5%, but the information in children is limited.
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