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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37756340/ hepatitis b

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Dec 1;77(6):713-719.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003957.Epub 2023 Sep 27.

Change in Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Chronic Hepatitis B Living in North America: A 5-Year Cohort Study

Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg 1, Wendy C King 2, Simon C Ling 3, Karen F Murray 4, Douglas Mogul 5, Philip Rosenthal 6, Norberto Rodriguez-Baez 7, Jeffrey Teckman 8, Kathleen B Schwarz 9; Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN)
Collaborators, Affiliations expand

Abstract

Background: Greater hepatitis-related symptomology is associated with lower health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) among untreated youth with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). How HRQoL changes over time in this population is unknown.

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Dec-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38025490/ NAFLD

Significance of Triglyceride-to-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio in Children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Hyun Jin Kim 1

Abstract
Purpose: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome. This study evaluated the significance of markers such as the triglyceride-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio and TG-glucose (TyG) indices in a group of patients with NAFLD.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients aged 5-18 years diagnosed with NAFLD between January 2014 and January 2021.

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Nov-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37755879/ Cholelithiasis

stroenterol Nutr. 2023 Dec 1;77(6):741-747.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003959.Epub 2023 Sep 26.

Pediatric Cholelithiasis in the United States: National Hospitalization Trends, 2006 to 2019

Atu Agawu 1, Christina Kanagawa 2, Janeline Wong 3, Justine Shults 1 4, Chris Feudtner 1, Meenakshi Bewtra 3 4

Abstract

Objectives: Previous studies have shown increasing hospitalizations for pediatric cholelithiasis, but recent trends are unknown. We conducted a national study of pediatric cholelithiasis to characterize recent hospitalization rate trends.

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Dec-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38025489/ Chronic liver disease

Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr. 2023 Nov;26(6):346-354.
doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.6.346.Epub 2023 Oct 30.

Utility of Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatric Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Anwesha Ray 1, Srikanta Basu 1, Praveen Kumar 1

Abstract

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Nov-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37697468/ Biliary atresia

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Dec 1;77(6):e93-e98.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003943. Epub 2023 Sep 12.

Expedited Laparoscopic Cholangiogram and Liver Biopsy in the Workup of Biliary Atresia

Krista Lai 1, R Eldredge 1 2, David M Notrica 1 2 3, Sheetal Wadera 4, Ramin Jamshidi 1, Justin Lee 1, Benjamin Padilla 1, Erin M Garvey 1

Abstract

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Dec-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38025487/ portal hypertension

Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr. 2023 Nov;26(6):301-311.
doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.6.301.Epub 2023 Oct 30.

Portal Hypertension in Children: A Tertiary Center Experience in Turkey

Emine Nur Sunar Yayla 1, Sinan Sarı 2, Neslihan Gürcan Kaya 2, Ödül Eğrİtaş Gürkan 2, Hakan Sözen 3, İbrahim Onur Özen 4, Aydın Dalgıç 5, Buket Dalgıç 2

Abstract

Purpose: Portal hypertension (PH) and its complications have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the etiology; clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic findings; treatment approaches; long-term outcomes; and prognosis of pediatric PH.

Published on: 
Nov-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38018549/ Alpha 1 antitripsin

Observational Study

Arq Gastroenterol. 2023 Oct-Dec;60(4):438-449.
doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.230402023-71.

CLINICAL, LABORATORIAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE DUE TO ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY

Mariana Pena Costa 1, Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira 1, Adriana Teixeira Rodrigues 1, Eleonora Druve Tavares Fagundes 1, Thais Costa Nascentes Queiroz 2

Abstract

Background: Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a hereditary codominant autosomal disease. This liver disease ranges from asymptomatic cases to terminal illness, which makes early recognition and diagnosis challenging. It is the main cause of pediatric liver transplantation after biliary atresia.

Published on: 
Nov-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38010711/ transplant

Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 27:e14200.
doi: 10.1111/tid.14200. Online ahead of print.

Impact of preoperative bloodstream infection on outcomes of pediatric liver transplant recipients treated for acute liver failure

Chiaki Baba 1 2, Takanori Funaki 3, Makoto Uranaka 1, Mai Hashiya 1, Jun Ninagawa 1, Seisuke Sakamoto 4, Mureo Kasahara 4, Yasuko Nagasaka 2, Yasuyuki Suzuki 1 2, Shugo Kasuya 1

Abstract

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Nov-2023

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