BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori may be found during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) performed to diagnose celiac disease (CeD), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We aimed to describe the frequency of H. pylori in children undergoing UGE for CeD, IBD, and EoE and the number of children receiving eradication treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective multicenter study from 14 countries included pediatric patients diagnosed with CeD, IBD, and EoE between January 2019 and December 2021. DATA COLLECTED: age, gender, hematologic parameters, endoscopic, histologic, and H. pylori culture results, and information on eradication treatment. RESULTS: H. pylori was identified in 349/3890 (9%) children [167 (48%) male, median 12 years (interquartile range 8.1-14.6)]. H. pylori was present in 10% (173/1733) CeD, 8.5% (110/1292) IBD and 7.6% (66/865) EoE patients (p = NS). The prevalence differed significantly between Europe (Eastern 5.2% (28/536), Southern 3.8% (78/2032), Western 5.6% (28/513)) and the Middle East 26.6% (215/809) [odds ratio (OR) 7.96 95% confidence interval (CI) (6.31-10.1) p < 0.0001]. Eradication treatment was prescribed in 131/349 (37.5%) patients, 34.6% CeD, 35.8% IBD, and 56.1% EoE. Predictors for recommending treatment included erosions/ulcers [OR 6.45 95% CI 3.62-11.47, p < 0.0001] and nodular gastritis [OR 2.25 95% CI 1.33-3.81, p 0.003]. Treatment rates were higher in centers with a low H. pylori prevalence (<20%) [OR 3.36 95% CI 1.47-7.66 p 0.004]. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying H. pylori incidentally during UGE performed for the most common gastrointestinal diseases varies significantly among regions but not among diseases. The indications for recommending treatment are not well defined, and less than 40% of children received treatment.

• MeSH
• celiakie * diagnóza   epidemiologie   MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• eozinofilní ezofagitida * epidemiologie   diagnóza   MeSH
• gastrointestinální endoskopie MeSH
• Helicobacter pylori * izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• idiopatické střevní záněty * epidemiologie   diagnóza   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• infekce vyvolané Helicobacter pylori * diagnóza   epidemiologie   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• prevalence MeSH
• retrospektivní studie MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa MeSH

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ulcerative proctitis [UP] is an uncommon presentation in paediatric patients with ulcerative colitis. We aimed to characterize the clinical features and natural history of UP in children, and to identify predictors of poor outcomes. METHODS: This was a retrospective study involving 37 sites affiliated with the IBD Porto Group of ESPGHAN. Data were collected from patients aged <18 years diagnosed with UP between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2020. RESULTS: We identified 196 patients with UP (median age at diagnosis 14.6 years [interquartile range, IQR 12.5-16.0]), with a median follow-up of 2.7 years [IQR 1.7-3.8]. The most common presenting symptoms were bloody stools [95%], abdominal pain [61%] and diarrhoea [47%]. At diagnosis, the median paediatric ulcerative colitis activity index [PUCAI] score was 25 [IQR 20-35], but most patients exhibited moderate-severe endoscopic inflammation. By the end of induction, 5-aminosalicylic acid administration orally, topically or both resulted in clinical remission rates of 48%, 48%, and 73%, respectively. The rates of treatment escalation to biologics at 1, 3, and 5 years were 10%, 22%, and 43%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, the PUCAI score at diagnosis was significantly associated with initiation of systemic steroids, or biologics, and subsequent acute severe colitis events and inflammatory bowel disease-associated admission, with a score ≥35 providing an increased risk for poor outcomes. By the end of follow-up, 3.1% of patients underwent colectomy. Patients with UP that experienced proximal disease progression during follow-up [48%] had significantly higher rates of a caecal patch at diagnosis and higher PUCAI score by the end of induction, compared to those without progression. CONCLUSION: Paediatric patients with UP exhibit high rates of treatment escalation and proximal disease extension.

• MeSH
• biologické přípravky * terapeutické užití   MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• idiopatické střevní záněty * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• proktitida * diagnóza   etiologie   MeSH
• retrospektivní studie MeSH
• ulcerózní kolitida * komplikace   diagnóza   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH

This Executive summary of the Guideline on pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) refers to infants, children, and adolescents aged 0 - 18 years. The areas covered include: indications for diagnostic and therapeutic esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ileocolonoscopy; endoscopy for foreign body ingestion; endoscopic management of corrosive ingestion and stricture/stenosis; upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and endoscopic ultrasonography. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and endoscopy specific to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been dealt with in other Guidelines and are therefore not mentioned in this Guideline. Training and ongoing skill maintenance will be addressed in an imminent sister publication.

• MeSH
• chemické popálení etiologie   terapie   MeSH
• cholangiopankreatografie endoskopická retrográdní normy   MeSH
• cizí tělesa terapie   MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• endosonografie normy   MeSH
• gastrointestinální endoskopie metody   normy   MeSH
• gastrointestinální trakt zranění   MeSH
• kaustika toxicita   MeSH
• kojenec MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• nemoci trávicího systému terapie   MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• kojenec MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi MeSH

This guideline refers to infants, children, and adolescents ages 0 to 18 years. The areas covered include indications for diagnostic and therapeutic esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ileocolonoscopy; endoscopy for foreign body ingestion; corrosive ingestion and stricture/stenosis endoscopic management; upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; and endoscopic ultrasonography. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and endoscopy specific to inflammatory bowel disease has been dealt with in other guidelines and are therefore not mentioned in this guideline. Training and ongoing skill maintenance are to be dealt with in an imminent sister publication to this.

• MeSH
• cholangiopankreatografie endoskopická retrográdní MeSH
• cizí tělesa MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• endoskopie trávicího systému MeSH
• endosonografie MeSH
• gastroenterologie MeSH
• gastrointestinální endoskopie normy   MeSH
• gastrointestinální krvácení MeSH
• gastrointestinální nemoci diagnóza   terapie   MeSH
• kaustika MeSH
• kojenec MeSH
• kolonoskopie MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• pediatrie MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• společnosti MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• kojenec MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• novorozenec MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa MeSH