Seguimento clínico-laboratorial das crianças e adolescentes com doença inflamatória intestinal no ambulatório de gastroenterologia do Hospital das Clínicas/UFMG

Abstract

Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease is a relevant issue to be discussed, considering the increase of the incidence of this pathology among the pediatric population and its impact on nutritional status, growth and pubertal development. Objective: Propose a clinical and laboratorial procedure protocol of children and adolescents diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease treated at the Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clinicas/UFMG. Methodology: The content of this study comes from research in Pubmed, Medline and Cochrane, in the period between 2002 and 2012, except for articles of Thomas and Sinatra (1989) and Hyams et al. (1991). Besides these sources were included relevant book chapters, articles and protocols to the understanding of this subject. This review includes: 47 full papers, two abstracts and four book chapters. Literature Revision: The procedure of patients with inflammatory bowel disease includes: clinical monitoring, disease activity, laboratorial monitoring, tracking for colorectal cancer and endoscopic surveillance.