Clinical and laboratory features of biliary atresia and patterns of management practices: Saudi national study (2000-2018).

Background: We utilized the data from the Saudi national biliary atresia (BA) study (2000-2018) to describe the clinical, biochemical, imaging, and histopathological features of BA and the perioperative clinical practices among local pediatric gastroenterologists.

Methods: This is a retrospective, multicenter, nationwide study that included 10 tertiary care governmental hospitals including the four liver transplant (LT) centers in different regions across Saudi Arabia.

Results: BA was diagnosed in 204 infants (106 females; 10% preterm).

Characteristics of pediatric ulcerative colitis in Saudi Arabia: a multicenter national study.

Background: Despite the extensive reporting of pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) from industrialized developed countries, reports from developing countries are limited to small-case series from single centers. The objective of our large multicenter study was to determine the clinical, laboratory, endoscopic characteristics of UC in children from a developing country, Saudi Arabia.

Design And Settings: A retrospective study of children diagnosed with UC under the age of 18 years during the period from 2003 to 2012.