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In-Line Lipase Cartridge Associated With Growth Improvements in Young Children Receiving Enteral Nutrition
 In-Line Lipase Cartridge Associated With Growth Improvements in Young Children Receiving Enteral Nutrition 1024 683 Lauren Dembeck
By: Lauren Dembeck
Dr. Alvin J. Freeman, MD

Real-world data suggest that an in-line lipase cartridge may help improve weight and nutritional status in young children with fat malabsorption who require enteral feeding. Young children with fat malabsorption who received enteral formula through an in-line lipase cartridge showed significant improvements in weight and body mass index over 12 months, according to a multicenter…

Children on Pancreatic Enzymes Experience Fewer Acute Pancreatitis Episodes
 Children on Pancreatic Enzymes Experience Fewer Acute Pancreatitis Episodes 1024 429 Mary Bates, PhD
By: Mary Bates, PhD

Pancreatic enzyme therapy benefitted patients with pancreatic-sufficient acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis.  A new study shows that children with both acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis had significantly lower incidence of acute pancreatitis episodes per year after starting pancreatic enzyme therapy. The findings support the need for a clinical trial to determine the treatment’s…

Reducing Surgery and Its Associated Risks Through Advanced Interventional Endoscopy
 Reducing Surgery and Its Associated Risks Through Advanced Interventional Endoscopy 150 150 Katie Brind'Amour, PhD, MS, CHES
By: Katie Brind'Amour, PhD, MS, CHES

Specially trained pediatric endoscopists can perform a range of diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic procedures for children, allowing them to avoid referral to adult endoscopists or even open surgery.   Muhammad Khan, MD, MPH, FASGE, the new director of interventional and diagnostic endoscopy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has big plans for the field of pediatric endoscopy.…