Consensus guidelines of ECCO/ESPGHAN on the medical management of pediatric Crohn's disease

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis - Tập 8 - Trang 1179-1207 - 2014
F.M. Ruemmele1,2,3, G. Veres4, K.L. Kolho5, A. Griffiths6, A. Levine7, J.C. Escher8, J. Amil Dias9, A. Barabino10, C.P. Braegger11, J. Bronsky12, S. Buderus13, J. Martín-de-Carpi14, L. De Ridder8, U.L. Fagerberg15, J.P. Hugot16,17, J. Kierkus18, S. Kolacek19, S. Koletzko20, P. Lionetti21, E. Miele22
1Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, APHP Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, 149 Rue de Sèvres 75015 Paris, France
2Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2 Rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France
3INSERM U989, Institut IMAGINE, 24 Bd Montparnasse, 75015 Paris, France
4Department of Paediatrics I, Semmelweis University, Bókay János str. 53, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
5Department of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Stenbäckinkatu 11, P.O. Box 281, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
6Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8 Toronto, ON, Canada
7Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Tel Aviv University, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, 62 HaLohamim Street, 58100 Holon, Israel
8Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Erasmus Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN Rotterdam, Netherlands
9Unit of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hospital S. João, A Hernani Monteiro, 4202-451, Porto, Portugal
10Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Istituto G. Gaslini, Via G. Gaslini 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy
11Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, and Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
12Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Motol, Uvalu 84, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic
13Department of Paediatrics, St. Marien Hospital, Robert-Koch-Str.1, 53115 Bonn, Germany
14Department of Paediatric Gastroenterolgoy, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Paseo Sant Joan de Déu 2, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
15Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Clinical Research, Entrance 29, Västmanland Hospital, 72189 Västerås/Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
16Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hopital Robert Debré, 48 Bd Sérurier, APHP, 75019 Paris, France
17Université Paris-Diderot Sorbonne Paris-Cité, 75018 Paris France
18Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Feeding Disorders, Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka, Ul. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
19Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, University of Zagreb Medical School, Klaićeva 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
20Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337 Munich, Germany
21Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Meyer Children's Hospital, Viale Gaetano Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy
22Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Paediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy

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