Abstract
2/2013
vol. 8
Review paper
Growth retardation in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases – pathogenesis and treatment
Prz Gastroenterol 2013; 8 (2): 86–92
Online publish date: 2013/05/09
Growth retardation is a common complication in children with inflammatory bowel disease. A combination of the following factors results in growth retardation: insufficient food intake, malabsorption, increased catabolism, disease activity, disease extension, complications of disease and the side-effects of treatment. Clinical response to therapy is associated with an improvement in linear growth.
Keywords
inflammatory bowel disease, growth, children
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