Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and School Absenteeism.

Objectives: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic diseases which negatively affect the schooling of children. The aim is to analyze school absenteeism and its causes in children followed for IBD.

Methods: A prospective multicenter study of IBD patients aged from 5 to 18 years old, from September 2016 to June 2017.

[Knowledge of adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: Results of a multicenter cross-sectional survey].

Aim: To assess knowledge acquired by adolescents about their inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was given during consultation to adolescents followed for IBD by pediatricians from 13 hospitals between 1 September 2012 and 1 July 2013. After parental consent, these physicians completed a form at the inclusion of each patient, in which the characteristics of IBD were detailed.

[Congenital portosystemic shunts: experience of the western region of France over 5 years].

Introduction: Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPS) are rare vascular malformations that lead to liver metabolic modifications. The aim of this study was to describe the management and outcome of CPS in children who were followed in the western region of France and to compare our experience to a literature review.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study reports nine children with CPS who were followed in the western region of France between 2008 and 2013.

Effect of a gluten-free diet on bone mineral density in children with celiac disease.

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the evolution of bone mineral density (BMD) in children with celiac disease and to evaluate the effect of a gluten-free diet (GFD).

Methods: Altogether, 44 children (31 girls and 13 boys) were followed-up. BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the lumbar spine (Hologic QDR 4500).

[Breastfeeding and vegan diet].

Vegan diet in lactating women can induce vitamin B12 deficiency for their children with risk of an impaired neurological development. A 9.5-month-old girl presented with impaired growth and severe hypotonia.