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 colitisDiseaseDiagnosisChildrenColitisActivity
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
2001
Omeprazole Maintenance Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease After Failure of Fundoplication
Pashankar D, Blair G, Israel D. Omeprazole Maintenance Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease After Failure of Fundoplication. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2001, 32: 145-149. PMID: 11321383, DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200102000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of GERGastroesophageal refluxGastroesophageal reflux diseaseReflux diseaseRecurrence of GERFailure of fundoplicationGrade II esophagitisLong-term omeprazoleOmeprazole maintenance therapySeverity of esophagitisClinical adverse effectsSevere gastroesophageal refluxSubsequent surgical interventionLong-term drugsBenign gastric polypsMaintenance therapyPeptic strictureEsophageal dilatationFurther surgeryHiatal herniaTherapeutic challengeSurgical interventionGastric polypsMean ageClinical assessment