2017
Prevalence and Patterns of Marijuana Use in Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Phatak UP, Rojas‐Velasquez D, Porto A, Pashankar DS. Prevalence and Patterns of Marijuana Use in Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2017, 64: 261-264. PMID: 27846066, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseYoung adultsAdverse effectsMarijuana useNeuropsychiatric adverse effectsPediatric IBD clinicsHalf of patientsPossible adverse effectsIBD clinicIBD therapyAbdominal painDisease activityIBD symptomsPoor appetiteMedical therapySymptom reliefComplete reliefSymptom improvementPatientsNonusers of marijuanaUse of marijuanaAnonymous questionnaireMedical marijuanaLegalization of marijuana
2016
Tissue Transglutaminase Levels Are Not Sufficient to Diagnose Celiac Disease in North American Practices Without Intestinal Biopsies
Elitsur Y, Sigman T, Watkins R, Porto AF, Leonard Puppa EL, Foglio EJ, Preston DL. Tissue Transglutaminase Levels Are Not Sufficient to Diagnose Celiac Disease in North American Practices Without Intestinal Biopsies. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2016, 62: 175-179. PMID: 27778203, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-016-4354-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAutoantibodiesBiopsyCeliac DiseaseChildChild, PreschoolDuodenumFemaleGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin AInfantIntestine, SmallMaleNorth AmericaPredictive Value of TestsProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2Retrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTransglutaminasesConceptsCeliac diseasePositive predictive valuePredictive valueIntestinal biopsiesIntestinal histologyTissue transglutaminase levelsRoutine clinical practiceNegative predictive valueNorth American childrenCeliac childrenPositive serologySymptomatic childrenAmerican guidelinesClinical practiceDifferent clinicsHigh titersDiseaseBiopsyTransglutaminase levelsTitersTissue transglutaminaseChildrenSerologyHistologyPresent study
2012
Management of chronic hepatitis C infection in children
Porto AF, Tormey L, Lim JK. Management of chronic hepatitis C infection in children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2012, 24: 113-120. PMID: 22157364, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e32834eb73f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis C infectionHepatitis C infectionC infectionPeginterferon αAntiviral therapyLiver fibrosisGenotype 1Global public health burdenDevelopment of cirrhosisSustained virologic responseIndolent clinical courseLarge prospective studiesProgressive liver fibrosisPublic health burdenImportant clinical implicationsMajority of childrenAreas of controversyVirologic responseViral eradicationCombination regimensInfected childrenClinical courseProspective studyTreatment courseEarly treatment