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
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