Management of coeliac disease patients after the confirmation of diagnosis in Central Europe.

Background: Recently published paediatric guidelines for diagnosing coeliac disease do not include recommendations on the follow-up of coeliac disease patients.

Goal: The aim of this study was to assess the management practices and experience of coeliac disease patients with their follow-up appointments in Central Europe.

Study: Gastroenterologists and coeliac disease patients in five Central European countries were asked to complete the web-based questionnaire focusing on coeliac disease management practices.

The Knowledge About Celiac Disease Among Healthcare Professionals and Patients in Central Europe.

Objectives: Celiac disease (CD) remains undiagnosed for a long time in many adult and pediatric patients. We assessed the knowledge about CD among healthcare professionals (HCPs) and CD patients in Central Europe (CE).

Methods: HCPs and CD patients from 5 CE countries were asked to complete the web-based questionnaire about CD.

Clinical Presentation in Children With Coeliac Disease in Central Europe.

Objectives: During the past decades, there has been a shift in the clinical presentation of coeliac disease (CD) to nonclassical, oligosymptomatic, and asymptomatic forms. We assessed clinical presentation of CD in children and adolescents in Central Europe.

Methods: Paediatric gastroenterologists in 5 countries retrospectively reported data of their patients diagnosed with CD.

Incidence and Geographical Variability of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Croatia: Data From the Croatian National Registry for Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The aim of this study was to determine the annual incidence and geographic distribution of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Croatia. This is a prospective, cohort, multicenter observational study based on the data obtained from the Croatian national registry for children with IBD. Children and adolescents younger than 18 years diagnosed with IBD, in time period between June 1, 2016, and May 31, 2017, were recruited.

IBD phenotype at diagnosis, and early disease-course in pediatric patients in Croatia: data from the Croatian national registry.

Background: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) presents with extensive phenotype. The aim of this study was to determine the phenotype of pediatric IBD patients in Croatia at diagnosis and follow-up.

Methods: Children were prospectively recruited into Croatian IBD national registry.