J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
September 2024
Objectives: To compare the recently proposed Capsule Endoscopy-Crohn's Disease index (CE-CD) to pre-existing capsule endoscopy (CE) scores, to measure its precision and accuracy to predict adverse clinical outcomes in children with Crohn's disease (CD).
Methods: Children with CD who underwent CE at diagnosis and had, at least, 1-year follow-up postprocedure were selected. Capsule study was viewed and the different indices were independently scored by two trained paediatric gastroenterologists.
Objective: There is sufficient evidence on the feasibility of a vaccine to prevent Helicobacter pylori infection. Modeling studies in low prevalence environments report a very probable long-term cost-effectiveness. The objective of this study was to quantify its efficiency in a local context.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: European guidelines for the diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) have been updated in 2020. The primary objective was to review the compliance with the diagnostic criteria for CD, according to ESPGHAN 2012. Secondarily, to describe the clinical characteristics of the patients and to assess the changes that would be implied by the application of the new 2020 criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) often exhibit particular features. Accordingly, seven pediatric-specific criteria have been proposed.
Aim: To develop a prediction model based on them, transform it into a scoring system and study its accuracy.
Purpose: Classical criteria for diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are intended as research tool and are difficult to apply at patient's bedside. We aimed to study the accuracy of simplified criteria and the concordance with the expert diagnosis based on the original criteria.
Methods: A cohort of children under study for liver disorder was selected through consecutive sampling to obtain the prevalence of AIH within the group of differential diagnoses.