Role of Nose to Pelvis Imaging in the Evaluation of Foreign Body Ingestion: A Case of Magnet Ingestion in a 2-Year-Old.

Foreign body ingestion (FBI) of small-rare-earth-magnets (SREM) sets are associated with high morbidity and mortality, as these tend to cause significant mucosal injury. Current clinical guidelines for the evaluation of FBI do not include imaging of the nose and neck. A 2-year-old patient presented with known SREM ingestion, with location confirmed in the right lower quadrant on imaging at the time of initial evaluation.

P018 How to Improve Transition of Pediatric IBD Patients Through Use of EMR.

Background: Despite major medical advances in the IBD world, the incidence of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) continues to increase. This patient population is at risk for higher rates of complications from their chronic disease. The transition from pediatric to adult care is crucial as this population is at an increased risk for loss to follow up, delays in receipt of appropriate medical care, poor adherence, and increased emergency department visits and hospital admissions.

Unexpectedly High Prevalence of Cystoisospora belli Infection in Acalculous Gallbladders of Immunocompetent Patients.

Objectives: Indications for cholecystectomy have changed dramatically over the past three decades. Cystoisospora belli has been reported in cholecystectomy specimens of immunocompetent patients. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence and clinical association of C belli in the gallbladder.

The prevalence of abnormal metabolic parameters in obese and overweight children.

Background: This retrospective study aimed to determine the prevalence of abnormal metabolic parameters in obese children and its correlation to the degree of obesity determined by body mass index (BMI).

Methods: In total, 101 children seen at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Obesity Clinic at Stony Brook Children's University Hospital were enrolled in the study. The degree of obesity was characterized according to the following formula: (patient's BMI/BMI at 95th percentile) × 100%, with class I obesity >100%-120%, class II obesity >120%-140%, and class III obesity >140%.