Ricerc@Sapienza

Objectives To develop the first consensus to standardize the management of patients with Anorectal Malformations (ARMs) transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Methods A dedicated task force of experts performed an extensive literature review and multiple meetings to define the most important aspects of transition of care. The findings were discussed with all ARM-net consortium members and a set of practical recommendations agreed upon at the annual meeting in 2016. Result We defined seven domains that are essential to provide an effective and practical transition process.

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Anogenital distance (AGD) represents the space between labia posterior commissure and anus. This was pilot study to investigate how menopause and so lack of oestrogens affects AGD.
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To identify differences between two cohorts of adult and pediatric patients affected by Crohn’s disease (CD), withregard to lesion location in the small intestine and colon-rectum, lesion activity, and prevalence of perianal disease (PD), usingMRI as the main diagnostic tool.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed 350 consecutive MRI examinations performed between 2013 and 2016 in outpa-tients or inpatients with histologically proven CD, monitored by the Gastroenterology and Pediatric Units of our Hospital.The magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) protocol for adult and pediatric CD patients rou