The management and course of eosinophilic oesophagitis in Israeli children.

Aim: Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory oesophageal disease, which has become more recognised in the past decade. We wanted to characterise our patients and review their course of disease and response to treatment.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of EoE patients from January 2010 to May 2018 in our Gastroenterology Institute.

Transient Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Children: An Existing Entity?

Objectives: Pancreatic insufficiency in children is usually associated with diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, or chronic pancreatitis. Fecal elastase-1 is a reliable laboratory test for the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Transient pancreatic insufficiency has been rarely described and data on this entity are lacking in the medical literature.

The value of Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI) monitoring during endoscopies in children.

The Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI) is an algorithm included in commercially available monitors that constitutes a representation of 4 parameters: EtCO2, RR, SpO2 and PR. The IPI index has been validated for adults and children older than 1 year of age. In this study we aimed to study the value of IPI monitoring during pediatric endoscopic procedures.