Saudi consensus guidance for the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescents.
Omar I SaadahTurki AlAmeelAhmed Al SarkhyMohammed HasosahAbdulrahman Al-HussainiMajid Abdularahman AlmadiBadr Al-BawardyTalal A AltuwaijriMohammed AlEdreesiShakir A BakkariOthman R AlharbiNahla A AzzamAbdulelah AlmutairdiKhalidah A AlenziBedor A Al-OmariHajer Yousef AlmudaiheemAhmed Hamdan Al-JedaiMahmoud H MosliPublished in: Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association (2024)
The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children and adolescents is challenging. Clear evidence-based guidelines are required for this population. This article provides recommendations for managing IBD in Saudi children and adolescents aged 6-19 years, developed by the Saudi Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy and the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. All 57 guideline statements are based on the most up-to-date information for the diagnosis and management of pediatric IBD.