Pharmacological treatment of children with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

M Tighe, NA Afzal, A Bevan, A Hayen… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Gastro‐oesophageal reflux (GOR) is a common disorder, characterised by
regurgitation of gastric contents into the oesophagus. GOR is a very common presentation in …

Surgical management of Crohn disease in children: guidelines from the Paediatric IBD Porto Group of ESPGHAN

J Amil-Dias, S Kolacek, D Turner… - Journal of pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The incidence of Crohn disease (CD) has been increasing and surgery needs to be
contemplated in a substantial number of cases. The relevant advent of biological treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Constipation in children

NA Afzal, MP Tighe, MA Thomson - Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 - Springer
Constipation remains a frequent presentation to paediatricians, with significant health
resource implications. We present a practical guide to the management of paediatric …

Colonic Crohn's disease in children does not respond well to treatment with enteral nutrition if the ileum is not involved

NA Afzal, S Davies, M Paintin… - Digestive diseases and …, 2005 - Springer
Data supporting a response to treatment with exclusive enteral nutrition in pediatric colonic
Crohn's disease are few. We examined clinical and biochemical responses of ileal, colonic …

Next generation exome sequencing of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients identifies rare and novel variants in candidate genes

K Christodoulou, AE Wiskin, J Gibson, W Tapper… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Background Multiple genes have been implicated by association studies in altering
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) predisposition. Paediatric patients often manifest more …

Current pharmacological management of gastro-esophageal reflux in children: an evidence-based systematic review

MP Tighe, NA Afzal, A Bevan, RM Beattie - Pediatric Drugs, 2009 - Springer
Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is a common phenomenon, characterized by the
regurgitation of the gastric contents into the esophagus. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease …

Body composition in childhood inflammatory bowel disease

AE Wiskin, SA Wootton, TM Hunt, VR Cornelius… - Clinical nutrition, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Little is known about the impact of disease and treatment on the
pattern of growth in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Significant deficits in …

Increased prevalence of anti‐TNF therapy in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease is associated with a decline in surgical resections during childhood

JJ Ashton, F Borca, E Mossotto… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Anti‐tumour necrosis factor‐α (anti‐TNF) therapy use has risen in paediatric‐
onset inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD). Whether this has translated into …

Use of biosimilars in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: an updated position statement of the Pediatric IBD Porto Group of ESPGHAN

L De Ridder, A Assa, J Bronsky… - Journal of pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Biologic therapies have changed the outcome of both adult and pediatric patients with
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). In September 2013, the first biosimilar of infliximab was …

Is the incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease still increasing?

JJ Ashton, M Cullen, NA Afzal, T Coelho… - Archives of disease in …, 2018 - adc.bmj.com
There has been an increase in the incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease
(PIBD) over the last 20 years. 1 2 We have previously published data from Wessex, England …