Publications by authors named "J Amil-Diaz"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify trends in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Latin America and analyze diagnostic and treatment approaches used by gastroenterologists from LASPGHAN.
- An online survey conducted between 2005 and 2016 collected data from 607 patients, revealing that 78.3% were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, with a notable increase in cases each year.
- Findings suggest a rising trend in pediatric IBD, predominantly moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, indicating potential future increases and significant epidemiological and clinical implications.
Introduction And Objectives: The primary aim was to explore the epidemiologic trend of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Latin America, and the secondary aims were to obtain an overview of the diagnostic/therapeutic focus of the members of the LASPGHAN and examine the relation of case frequency to year, during the study period.
Materials And Methods: Latin American pediatric gastroenterologists participated in an online survey, conducted through the SurveyMonkey platform, that investigated the yearly frequency of new inflammatory bowel disease patients within the time frame of 2005 to 2016, their disease variety, the gastrointestinal segments affected, and the diagnostic and treatment methods utilized. The correlation of new case frequency with each study year was evaluated.