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  • PublicationOpen Access
    Pediatric dysphagia overview: best practice recommendation study by multidisciplinary experts
    (2022-11-01) KARADAĞ SAYGI, NAİME EVRİM; KARADAĞ, BÜLENT TANER; DURMUŞ KOCAASLAN, FATMA NİHAL; TUTAR, ENGİN; Umay E., Eyigör S., Giray E., Saygi E. K., Karadağ B. T., Kocaaslan N. D., Yuksel D., Demir A. M., Tutar E., Tıkız C., et al.
    Background Currently, there is no comprehensive and multidisciplinary recommendation study covering all aspects of pediatric dysphagia (PD). This study aimed to generate PD management recommendations with methods that can be used in clinical practice to fill this gap in our country and in the world, from the perspective of experienced multidisciplinary experts. Methods This recommendation paper was generated by a multidisciplinary team, using the seven-step process and a three-round modified Delphi survey via e-mail. First, ten open-ended questions were created, and then detailed recommendations including management, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up were created with the answers from these questions. Each recommendation item was voted on by the experts as overall consensus (strong recommendation), approaching consensus (weak recommendation) and divergent consensus (not recommended). Results In the 1st Delphi round, a questionnaire of 414 items was prepared based on the experts\" responses to ten open-ended questions. In the 2nd Delphi round, 59.2% of these items were accepted as pre-recommendation. In the 3rd Delphi round, 62.6% of 246 items were accepted for inclusion in the proposals. The final version recommendations consisted of 154 items. Conclusions This study includes comprehensive and detailed answers for every problem that could be posed in clinical practice for the management of PD, and recommendations are for all pediatric patients with both oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia.
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    Low Titer Tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies: A Link to Helicobacter pylori Infection?
    (KARGER) ÇELİKEL, ÇİĞDEM; Akkelle, Bilge S.; Sengul, Ozlem K.; Tutar, Engin; Volkan, Burcu; Celikel, Cigdem; Ertem, Deniz
    Introduction: Low serum titer of anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) has been described in various conditions without any evidence of celiac disease (CD). Infectious agents have been suggested to trigger autoimmunity and promote the production of anti-tTG. The aim of this study was to investigate if there is a link between a positive celiac serology and concomitant Helicobacter pylori infection in children. Methods: The data of 178 pediatric patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy due to positive celiac serology were compiled. The patients whose histopathologic findings were not consistent with CD were followed on gluten-containing diet. The changes in the serum level of anti-tTG IgA on the follow-up were compared between H. pylori-infected and noninfected patients after the eradication of H. pylori. Results: Of 155 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 119 (group 1) were diagnosed as CD, and duodenal histopathology of the remaining 36 children (group 2) was not compatible with CD. In group 2, 11 out of 36 (30.5%) patients were infected with H. pylori. After the eradication of H. pylori, anti-tTG IgA level either decreased or dropped below cutoff value in 9/11 (81%) patients while it was 20% in those who were not infected with H. pylori in the 6th month of the follow-up (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Our results suggest that H. pylori infection may be the cause of false or transient positive celiac serology. Thus, a positive celiac serology should be carefully interpreted in the presence of H. pylori infection before confirming the diagnosis of this life-long disease.
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    Acute Liver Failure and Hepatic Encephalopathy After Cleft Palate Repair
    (ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP DIVISION ALLEN PRESS, 2015) TUTAR, ENGİN; Kocaaslan, Nihal Durmus; Tuncer, Fatma Betul; Tutar, Engin; Celebiler, Ozhan
    Paracetamol is the most commonly used analgesic after cleft palate repair. It has rarely caused acute hepatic failure at therapeutic or supratherapeutic doses. Only one case of therapeutic paracetamol toxicity after cleft palate repair had been reported previously. Here, we present a similar patient who developed acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy after an uncomplicated cleft palate surgery. Lack of large prospective trials in young children due to ethical concerns increases the value of the case reports of acetaminophen toxicity at therapeutic doses. The dosing recommendations of paracetamol may need to be reconsidered after cleft palate surgery.
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    Outcomes of Pediatric Fistulising Perianal Crohn's Disease
    (AVES, 2021) ERTEM ŞAHİNOĞLU, DENİZ; Akkelle, Bilge S.; Sengul, Ozlem K.; Volkan, Burcu; Tutar, Engin; Ergelen, Rabia; Yardimci, Samet; Ertem, Deniz
    Background: Perianal disease is reported more widely in pediatric Crohn patients than in the past, and hos been stated as an independent modifier of the disease behavior. In this study, we aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of fistulising perianal Crohn's disease (fpCD) in the pediatric age group. Methods: A total number of 149 children with an established diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease who have been diagnosed before 18 years of age and followed in our tertiary center were revised. Clinical, endoscopic, laboratory, and radiologic data of 50 patients with CD, who had at least 18 months follow-up data, were compiled. Results: Of 50 patients, 26 (52%) were diagnosed as fpCD (38% at onset). More than half of the patients without any notable external orifices around the perianal area were diagnosed as fpCD by an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Pediatric fpCD patients hod a higher disease activity score and platelet count, lower serum albumin level, and a higher rate of granuloma in the biopsy samples, compared with non-fistulising patients. A considerably high rate of surgical interventions (i.e., seton placement 46% and abscess drainage 15%) was performed in combination with infiiximab. Conclusion: Fistulising perianal Crohn's disease seems to be more common than previously reported in the pediatric age group. A severe course of the disease might serve as a warning for the development of fpCD. A careful physical examination and use of perianal MRI with a high index of suspicion may increase the likelihood of fistula detection, hence may change the treatment strategy.