Determination of bone age in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease should become part of routine careNeera Gupta
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 19:61-5. 2013
..Our aims were to 1) determine the distribution of BA-Z scores; 2) identify clinical factors associated with BA-Z scores; and 3) compare anthropometric Z scores based on chronological age (CA) (CA-Z) versus BA-Z in pediatric CD...
Menarche in pediatric patients with Crohn's diseaseNeera Gupta
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU 407 East, Box 0136, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
Dig Dis Sci 57:2975-81. 2012
..The timing of menarche in Crohn's disease (CD) is poorly described. Our objectives were to study age at menarche onset in CD, and factors associated with this...
Incidence of stricturing and penetrating complications of Crohn's disease diagnosed in pediatric patientsNeera Gupta
UCSF Children s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 16:638-44. 2010
..The development of disease complications is poorly characterized in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD)...
Sex differences in statural growth impairment in Crohn's disease: role of IGF-1Neera Gupta
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 17:2318-25. 2011
..Growth impairment in Crohn's disease (CD) is more common in males than females for unknown reasons. Since insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is important for statural growth, we hypothesized that IGF-1 levels are lower in males with CD...
Presentation and disease course in early- compared to later-onset pediatric Crohn's diseaseNeera Gupta
UCSF Children s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0136, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 103:2092-8. 2008
..The relationship between the age at diagnosis and disease course is poorly defined in children with Crohn's disease (CD). We examined the presentation and course of disease in patients 0-5 compared to 6-17 yr of age at diagnosis...
Gender differences in presentation and course of disease in pediatric patients with Crohn diseaseNeera Gupta
University of California, Department of Pediatrics, 500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143 0136, USA
Pediatrics 120:e1418-25. 2007
..The objective of this study was to determine gender differences in pediatric patients with Crohn disease...
Risk factors for initial surgery in pediatric patients with Crohn's diseaseNeera Gupta
UCSF Children's Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0136, USA
Gastroenterology 130:1069-77. 2006
..CONCLUSIONS: Risk stratification during the course of Crohn's disease in pediatric patients will help to guide therapy that may improve the natural history of disease and decrease the need for surgery...
Growth hormone treatment for growth failure in pediatric patients with Crohn's diseaseMelvin B Heyman
Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0136, USA
J Pediatr 153:651-8, 658.e1-3. 2008
..To investigate the effect of human growth hormone (GH) injections on growth velocity in growth-impaired children with Crohn's disease (CD)...
Predictors of proctocolectomy in children with ulcerative colitisLorraine I Kelley-Quon
Mattel Children s Hospital, CA, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 55:534-40. 2012
..The purpose of the present study was to identify clinical predictors associated with surgery in children with UC using a disease-specific database...
Postoperative outcome of colectomy for pediatric patients with ulcerative colitisDana Patton
Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, UCSF Children s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0136, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 51:151-4. 2010
..Few studies have reported on the surgical outcomes of colectomy in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis (UC)...
High-dose infliximab for treatment of pediatric ulcerative colitis: a survey of clinical practiceRoy Nattiv
Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children s Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0136, United States
World J Gastroenterol 18:1229-34. 2012
..To assess attitudes and trends regarding the use of high-dose infliximab among pediatric gastroenterologists for treatment of pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC)...
Role of small bowel follow-through in diagnosing inflammation of the terminal ileum in pediatric patientsMatthew Stenerson
UCSF Children s Hospital, San Francisco, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 51:433-6. 2010
..The small bowel follow-through (SBFT) is a noninvasive imaging modality for evaluating terminal ileum (TI) inflammation. The accuracy of this modality in pediatric patients is not well established...