C. Lenaerts

TL;DR: Because upper gastrointestinal series x-ray studies failed to detect upper gastrointestinal lesions in 13 patients of 69 of those with upper gastrointestinal disease, endoscopy should be considered in all children and adolescents in whom a diagnosis of Crohn disease is entertained.

TL;DR: This study shows that 1-week OAC triple therapy results in successful eradication of H pylori in 75% of children with gastritis.

TL;DR: Treatment with infliximab is well tolerated and effective in most children and adolescents with Crohn’s disease that is refractory to conventional immunosuppressive therapy and further studies are needed to precisely determine the best modality of continuing treatment.

TL;DR: Routine ultrasonography was an early marker of liver disease and more severe CF disease, a predictor of progressive liver disease, and a controlled trial should be done to assess isolated US-detected disease as an indication for UDCA.

TL;DR: It is suggested that patients with intestinal obstruction are at greater risk for the development of cirrhosis and that strategies should be developed to increase the detergent capacity of bile and its flow in order to decrease the viscosity of mucus in the biliary tree.