Publications by authors named "Sara Romaggioli"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the diagnostic delay experienced by pediatric patients with celiac disease across 13 referral centers in Italy, covering cases from 2010 to 2019 and analyzing data in 2023.
- It finds that the median diagnostic delay for these patients is about 5 months, with a notable portion experiencing extreme delays of 11 months or more.
- Factors such as age at diagnosis influence delays, with younger patients (under 3 years) generally facing shorter wait times for diagnosis.
Aim: To investigate the potential association of circulating zonulin with the stage of liver disease in obese children with biopsy-confirmed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Methods: A case-control study was performed. Cases were 40 obese children with NAFLD.
Over the last two decades, the rise in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity explains the emergence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as the leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. As described in adults, children and adolescents with fatty liver display insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and dyslipidemia. Thus NAFLD has emerged as the hepatic component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and a strong cardiovascular risk factor even at a very early age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHelicobacter pylori infection and extragastric disorders in children: a critical update.
World J Gastroenterol
February 2014
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a highly prevalent, serious and chronic infection that has been associated causally with a diverse spectrum of extragastric disorders including iron deficiency anemia, chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, growth retardation, and diabetes mellitus. The inverse relation of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProbiotics for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in children.
World J Gastroenterol
January 2014
The combination of a proton pump inhibitor and two antibiotics (clarithromycin plus amoxicillin or metronidazole) has been the recommended first-line therapy since the first guidelines for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in children were published. In recent years, the success of eradication therapies has declined, in part due to the development of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To investigate bone mineral density (BMD) in obese children with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); and the association between BMD and serum adipokines, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (HSCRP).
Methods: A case-control study was performed. Cases were 44 obese children with NAFLD.