2020
Continued Statural Growth in Older Adolescents and Young Adults With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Beyond the Time of Expected Growth Plate Closure
Gupta N, Liu C, King E, Sylvester F, Lee D, Boyle B, Trauernicht A, Chen S, Colletti R, Adler J, Ali S, Al-Nimr A, Ayers T, Baron H, Beasley G, Benkov K, Cabrera J, Cho-Dorado M, Dancel L, Di Palma J, Dorsey J, Gulati A, Hellmann J, Higuchi L, Hoffenberg E, Israel E, Jester T, Kiparissi F, Konikoff M, Leibowitz I, Maheshwari A, Moulton D, Moses J, Ogunmola N, Palmadottir J, Pandey A, Pappa H, Pashankar D, Pasternak B, Patel A, Quiros J, Rountree C, Samson C, Sandberg K, Schoen B, Steiner S, Stephens M, Sudel B, Sullivan J, Suskind D, Tomer G, Tung J, Verstraete S. Continued Statural Growth in Older Adolescents and Young Adults With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Beyond the Time of Expected Growth Plate Closure. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 26: 1880-1889. PMID: 31968095, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izz334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseGrowth plate closureUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseAge 15 yearsPlate closureStatural growthHeight gainNutrition Examination SurveyFinal adult heightHeight velocity curvesTotal height gainBowel diseasePediatric patientsExamination SurveyPatient transitionsNational HealthAdult carePatientsDisease statusAdult heightDiseaseYoung adultsGrowth plateRadiographic closure
2017
Correlation of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C‐Reactive Protein With Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity
Alper A, Zhang L, Pashankar DS. Correlation of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C‐Reactive Protein With Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2017, 65: e25-e27. PMID: 27741061, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateC-reactive proteinInflammatory bowel diseaseDisease activityCrohn's diseaseBowel diseaseCRP valuesInflammatory bowel disease activitySmall bowel Crohn's diseaseUlcerative colitis disease activityNormal erythrocyte sedimentation rateBowel disease activityRadiographic disease activityHistologic activitySedimentation rateUlcerative colitisDiseaseDiagnosisChildrenColitisActivityPrevalence 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
Prevalence and Clinical, Endoscopic, and Pathological Features of Duodenitis in Children
Alper A, Hardee S, Rojas‐Velasquez D, Escalera S, Morotti RA, Pashankar DS. Prevalence and Clinical, Endoscopic, and Pathological Features of Duodenitis in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2016, 62: 314-316. PMID: 26252915, PMCID: PMC4724230, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000000942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated gastritisEndoscopic appearancePathological featuresCeliac diseaseClinical diagnosisDiagnosis of duodenitisPositive celiac serologyInflammatory bowel diseaseHelicobacter pylori infectionPatient's clinical diagnosisCeliac serologyAbdominal painUpper endoscopyVillous changesBowel diseaseCommon indicationUlcerative colitisCommon etiologyCrohn's diseasePylori infectionPathology reportsDuodenitisCommon causeEndoscopic dataLarge cohortObesity and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children
Phatak U, Phadke M, Pashankar D. Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children. 2016, 149-157. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19821-7_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastrointestinal disordersAssociation of obesityFunctional gastrointestinal disordersOrganic gastrointestinal diseasesCommon gastrointestinal disorderInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseObese childrenCeliac diseasePossible complicationsComprehensive careClinical significanceGastrointestinal diseasesObesityDiseaseDisordersChildrenGlobal pandemicAssociationCurrent dataRecent studiesPossible mechanismComplicationsPhysiciansDiagnosis
2015
Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children
Phatak UP, Pashankar DS. Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2015, 60: 441-445. PMID: 25493349, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000000670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal disordersCommon GI disordersOrganic GI diseaseAssociation of obesityFunctional gastrointestinal disordersInflammatory bowel diseaseGI disordersBowel diseaseObese childrenGI diseaseCeliac diseasePossible complicationsComprehensive careClinical significanceObesityDiseaseDisordersChildrenGlobal pandemicAssociationPresent dataRecent studiesPossible mechanismComplicationsPhysicians
2014
Histopathology of Duodenal Mucosal Lesions in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Statistical Analysis to Identify Distinctive Features
Hardee S, Alper A, Pashankar DS, Morotti RA. Histopathology of Duodenal Mucosal Lesions in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Statistical Analysis to Identify Distinctive Features. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2014, 17: 450-454. PMID: 25207874, DOI: 10.2350/14-07-1529-oa.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal tractVillous bluntingIntraepithelial lymphocytesPediatric patientsDuodenal lesionsDifferent etiopathogenesisUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseInflammatory bowel disease patientsCases of duodenitisDuodenal mucosal lesionsBowel disease patientsInflammatory bowel diseasePresence of granulomasAge-matched controlsLamina propria eosinophilsKruskal-Wallis testingCeliac groupDuodenal pathologyDuodenitis casesAssociated gastritisBowel diseaseCrypt hyperplasiaMucosal lesionsPediatric population