2019
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Phatak U, Alper A, Pashankar DS. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2019, 68: 157-160. PMID: 30499887, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002218.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseMind-body therapiesBowel diseaseCAM useConventional medicineAdverse effectsAlternative medicine useSafety of CAMUse of probioticsPediatric patientsPediatric studiesMedicine useAdult studiesSevere diseaseCommon reasonSmall studyAlternative medicineFish oilDiseaseTherapyChildrenDiet changeMedicinePatientsWidespread use
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
P-220 To Assess the Rate of Adequate Immune Response to Primary Hepatitis B Vaccination Series in Patients with IBD
Phatak U, Rojas-Velasquez D, Pashankar D. P-220 To Assess the Rate of Adequate Immune Response to Primary Hepatitis B Vaccination Series in Patients with IBD. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2016, 22: s76-s76. DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000480330.52952.bf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory bowel diseaseAdequate immune responseType of IBDHep B vaccinationAnti-TNF therapyImmune responseHBsAb levelsVaccination seriesHep BB vaccinationMIU/General populationHepatitis B vaccination seriesYale-New Haven Children's HospitalHepatitis B surface antigenHepatitis B surface antibodyPrimary vaccination seriesPercent of patientsPresence of obesityRetrospective chart reviewHepatitis B vaccineInadequate immune responseUse of immunomodulatorsB surface antigenB surface antibodyObesity 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
2013
Celiac Disease in a Child With Ulcerative Colitis
Cheng SX, Raizner A, Phatak UP, Cho JH, Pashankar DS. Celiac Disease in a Child With Ulcerative Colitis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: 127-129. PMID: 23314669, PMCID: PMC4425271, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e318250e468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCeliac DiseaseChildColitis, UlcerativeDiet, Gluten-FreeEndoscopy, GastrointestinalGastrointestinal AgentsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHumansMaleMesalaminePhenotypePredictive Value of TestsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2Serologic TestsSteroidsTreatment OutcomeConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseUlcerative colitisCeliac diseaseBowel diseaseGenetic testingDuodenal villous atrophyElevated inflammatory markersGluten-free dietHistory of anemiaSimilar clinical featuresDifferent therapeutic approachesPatient genetic testingCeliac antibodiesMesalamine therapyInflammatory markersVillous atrophyEndoscopic evaluationClinical featuresCrohn's diseaseBloody diarrheaIndividual patientsTherapeutic approachesUnusual caseDiseaseColitis
2009
Mycophenolate Mofetil-induced Colitis in Children
Phatak UP, Seo-Mayer P, Jain D, Selbst M, Husain S, Pashankar DS. Mycophenolate Mofetil-induced Colitis in Children. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2009, 43: 967-969. PMID: 19609219, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181a8754d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMycophenolate mofetilSevere colitisMild gastrointestinal side effectsPediatric renal transplant patientsWithdrawal of MMFMaintenance of immunosuppressionRenal transplant patientsInflammatory bowel diseaseGastrointestinal side effectsCause of diarrheaMMF therapyHost diseaseTransplant patientsBowel diseaseColonic biopsiesHistologic featuresPatient 1Patient 2Histologic findingsComplete resolutionSide effectsColitisPatientsCausal associationMofetil