Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

OBJECTIVES: Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) involves compression of the celiac artery and presents with gastrointestinal symptoms. We evaluated outcomes after surgical versus conservative management in pediatric MALS. METHODS: We r…

Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are intestinal inflammatory conditions increasingly diagnosed in childhood. Complications include local abdominal and more systemic problems; however, the link to the underlying inflammatory bo…

ObjectivesLittle is known about risk factors for biliary pancreatitis in children. We characterized cases of pediatric biliary pancreatitis, compared biliary with nonbiliary cases, examined differences in presentation between younger and ol…