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The Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN) provides a forum for original papers and reviews dealing with pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, including normal and abnormal functions of the alimentary tract and its associated organs, including the salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. Particular emphasis is on development and its relation to infant and childhood nutrition.

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  • 2.7Journal Impact Factor
  • 33%Acceptance rate
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JPGN Highlighted Articles

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Alanine aminotransferase cutoffs for the pediatric fatty liver disease: Major impact of the reference population


Budd-Chiari syndrome in children: Radiological intervention and role of shear wave elastography in monitoring response


Intestinal dysbiosis and inflammation in children with repaired esophageal atresia


Effectiveness of strategies to suppress antibodies to infliximab in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease


Effectiveness of strategies to suppress antibodies to infliximab in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Articles

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Radiopaque markers in children with functional constipation: Potential role in diagnosis, therapy, and outcomes

Roberto Gomez-Suarez, Eric Lin, Eric Gershon, Leonel Rodriguez, 
  •  13 April 2026

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Radiopaque markers in children with functional constipation: Potential role in diagnosis, therapy, and outcomes Issue ,

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Outcomes and adverse effects of teduglutide treatment with periodic withdrawal in pediatric short bowel patients

Riikka Gunnar, Annika Mutanen, Mikko P. Pakarinen, Laura Merras-Salmio, 
  •  9 April 2026

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Outcomes and adverse effects of teduglutide treatment with periodic withdrawal in pediatric short bowel patients Issue ,

INVITED COMMENTARY

Is it time to consider oral vancomycin treatment for the management of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease irrespective of the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis?

Marianne Samyn, Marco Gasparetto, 
  •  7 April 2026
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Short stature and functional gastrointestinal disorders: Should we measure what children actually eat?

Maurizio Mennini, Martina Piersanti, Giovanni Di Nardo, Federica Ferrari, 
  •  6 April 2026
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Longitudinal performance of vibration controlled transient elastography in pediatric metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease

Naima Diop-West, Nicholas Denson, Ana Catalina Arce-Clachar, Julie Bonn, Kristin Bramlage, Lisa Leesman, Rashmi D. Sahay, Emrah Gecili, Andrew T. Trout, Stavra Xanthakos, Marialena Mouzaki, 
  •  6 April 2026
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European Society Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2020

Steffen Husby, Sibylle Koletzko, Ilma Korponay-Szabó, Kalle Kurppa, Maria Luisa Mearin, Carmen Ribes-Koninckx, Raanan Shamir, Riccardo Troncone, Renata Auricchio, Gemma Castillejo, Robin Christensen, Jernej Dolinsek, Peter Gillett, Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, Tunde Koltai, Markku Maki, Sabrina Mai Nielsen, Alina Popp, Ketil Størdal, Katharina Werkstetter, Margreet Wessels, 
  •  141-156
  •  1 January 2020
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ESPGHAN Revised Porto Criteria for the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children and Adolescents

Arie Levine, Sibylle Koletzko, Dan Turner, Johanna C. Escher, Salvatore Cucchiara, Lissy de Ridder, Kaija-Leena Kolho, Gabor Veres, Richard K. Russell, Anders Paerregaard, Stephan Buderus, Mary-Louise C. Greer, Jorge A. Dias, Gigi Veereman-Wauters, Paolo Lionetti, Malgorzata Sladek, Javier Martin de Carpi, Annamaria Staiano, Frank M. Ruemmele, David C. Wilson, 
  •  795-806
  •  1 June 2014
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NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children

Miriam B. Vos, Stephanie H. Abrams, Sarah E. Barlow, Sonia Caprio, Stephen R. Daniels, Rohit Kohli, Marialena Mouzaki, Pushpa Sathya, Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, Shikha S. Sundaram, Stavra A. Xanthakos, 
  •  319-334
  •  1 February 2017
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Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants (2022)

Nicholas David Embleton MBBS, BSc, MD, Sissel Jennifer Moltu MD, PhD, Alexandre Lapillonne MD, PhD, Chris H.P. van den Akker MD, PhD, Virgilio Carnielli MD, PhD, Christoph Fusch MD, PhD, Konstantinos Gerasimidis PhD, Johannes B. van Goudoever MD, PhD, Nadja Haiden MD, MSc, Silvia Iacobelli MD, PhD, Mark J. Johnson BM, BSc, PhD, Sascha Meyer MD, PhD, Walter Mihatsch MD, MBA, Miguel Saenz de Pipaon MD, PhD, Jacques Rigo MD, PhD, Gitte Zachariassen MD, PhD, Jiri Bronsky MD, PhD, Flavia Indrio MD, PhD, Jutta Köglmeier MD, PhD, Barbara de Koning MD, PhD, Lorenzo Norsa MD, PhD, Elvira Verduci MD, PhD, Magnus Domellöf MD, PhD, 
  •  248-268
  •  28 October 2022

European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Coeliac Disease

S. Husby, S. Koletzko, I.R. Korponay-Szabó, M.L. Mearin, A. Phillips, R. Shamir, R. Troncone, K. Giersiepen, D. Branski, C. Catassi, M. Lelgeman, M. Mäki, C. Ribes-Koninckx, A. Ventura, K.P. Zimmer, ESPGHAN Working Group on Coeliac Disease Diagnosis, ESPGHAN Gastroenterology Committee, 
  •  136-160
  •  1 January 2012
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