Peer-reviewed, open access journal. Novel case reports, articles, images, etc — for the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreas, Nutrition.
Zeisler et al just pushed the limits of peds #endoscopy 👀
Successful #CapsuleEndoscopy in an 8 mo (7.5 kg!) - no prep, no patency capsule, bedside placement & it found the bleed 🎯
Tiny patient, big impact for #VCE in infants 🔬
#PedsGI#GITwitter
🔗 https://t.co/MNNZX5MUaD
🚨 #Wilsondisease without the “classic” clues?!
Palan et al: whole-exome sequencing cracked a tricky case
no KF rings, borderline copper, AIH/MASLD mimic - Dx unlocked 🔬➡️
#PedsGI#Hepatology#LiverTwitter#LiverPath
🔗 https://t.co/iWhmBGKUAp
Dunn et al just asked teens with #CeliacDisease what they actually want & it’s NOT top-down mentoring 👀
Peer matches, shared lived experience, hybrid hangouts = better connection + QoL
Are we designing programs wrong? 🤔
#PedsGI#GITwitter#GlutenFree
https://t.co/jfFw76qGet
Litwin et al 🔍 When a “pseudocyst” isn’t..
11yo with #pancreatitis → cyst → yrs later = Solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasm 😳
🔑 atypical course + solid components on MRI
Pancreatic tumors can masquerade!
#PedsGI#Pancreas#PancreasTwitter#MedTwitter
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Kurkal & Gupte 🚨 New way to classify liver disease in #ARPKD kids!
Moving beyond kidney-focused systems → simple, clinically meaningful categories (#CSLD vs #CiSLD) 🌍
90%+ expert agreement. 👀
#PedsGI#LiverTwitter#GiTwitter
Read: https://t.co/j7hvlbDyE0
Agrawal et al put #AI to the test in pediatric #celiac 👀🤖
#ChatGPT vs #Gemini: high accuracy ✅
But readability? 🚨 Too advanced for most patients
Great info ≠ understandable
Read: https://t.co/V1LlaSMSrT
#PedsGI#MedEd#AIinMedicine
🚨 Hematemesis + syncope and the dx? #GastricCancer 😳
Wang et al drop a rare ped #SRCC case (<1% of childhood cancer) with a BIG twist: 5-year disease-free survival after surgery 👀
#PedsGI#RareDisease#MedTwitter
Read: https://t.co/Xlr6D0oSeH
🚽💩 Parents guessing what’s “normal”? Think again
Huijgen et al: Only 60% of kids are toilet trained by 3 yrs 😳
& bowel habits? Way more variable than you think early on
Overcalling vs missing #constipation?
#PedsGI#ToiletTraining#GITwitter
Read: https://t.co/soCLPGuquQ
Greenhall et al 🚨 #Upadacitinib in Peds #IBD looks promising
BUT 44% relapsed after stepping down 😬
Good news? 86% regained response with re-escalation 🔄
Dosing strategy may need a rethink 👀
#JAKinhibitors#GITwitter#IBDTwitter#MedTwitter
Read: https://t.co/miG1am5OVM
Rare but real: #collagenous#gastritis in kids 🚨
Emiliani et al: 7 pts, ALL with anemia + gastric nodularity
➡️ symptoms improve, histology doesn’t 😳
Iron helps. Budesonide? Not so much.
Are we treating labs or disease? 🤔
#PedsGI#GITwitter#RareDisease
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🚨 Missed for YEARS?!
Pendleton et al: 2 wild cases of 3β-HSD7 deficiency dx in adolescence - no classic #cholestasis, just unexplained fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies 👀
Are we missing #BASD in teens?
#PedsGI#Hepatology#LiverTwitter#MedTwitter
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