NASPGHAN 2026 Annual MeetingSan Diego · Oct 22–24

We find a way…

…to advance Pediatric GI care.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital

Invited talk

Saturday Oct 24 2:37 PM Marriott Ballroom 1/2/5Lobby Level · Session 2:00–3:30 PM
Concurrent Session V

Advanced Combination Therapies for Pediatric IBD: Rationale and Reality

Elizabeth A. Spencer, MD, MS · Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine

Right Drug, Right Time: Medical Strategies in Pediatric IBD

Learning objectives

  1. Describe the rationale for using combination or advanced therapies in the management of pediatric IBD.
  2. Identify potential benefits, risks, and clinical considerations associated with combination treatment approaches.
  3. Discuss factors that may guide patient selection, treatment monitoring, and optimization of combination therapies.
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New special interest group · First meeting

Thursday, Oct 22 7:00 AM Presidio 1Lobby Level

Neurodevelopmental Diagnoses and Gastrointestinal Problems (NDD-GI) SIG

Co-led by our very own Julia Festa, MD.

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Poster Session I

Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00–7:00 PM · Pacific Ballroom
  • 10

    A hidden connection: H-type tracheoesophageal fistula presenting as abdominal distension in a premature infant

    Sana Amreen, Yossef Alnasser, Joanne Lai

  • 31

    Two cases of juvenile polyposis syndrome and Li-Fraumeni syndrome

    Likhitha Patlolla, Julia Festa, Stephanie Shea, J. Antonio Quiros

  • 37

    Standardizing EndoFLIP implementation in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: a quality improvement initiative at Mount Sinai Hospital

    Shouli Tung, Tzipora Schein, David Dunkin, Joanne Lai, Jan Fune

  • 65

    Weight-based dupilumab dosing adherence and associated outcomes in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis

    Shouli Tung, Margaret Hofstedt, David Dunkin, Joanne Lai

  • 127

    Dysmenorrhea in adolescent and young adult females with IBD: characteristics and perceived nonpharmacologic treatment effectiveness

    Erica Brenner, Michael Kappelman, Whitney Sunseri, Whitney Gray, Traci Kazmerski, Maureen Kelly, Hilary Michel, Xian Zhang, Hanna Mochida, Ryan Ungaro, Amy Bryant, Elizabeth A. Spencer

  • 278*

    Pharmacological prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis in pediatric patients: a network meta-analysis and systematic review

    Salma Almotawally, Ahmed Elghamry, Abdul Shahein, Walaa Elfar

Poster Session II

Fri, Oct 23 · 12:00–2:00 PM · Pacific Ballroom
  • 439*

    Etrasimod efficacy in patients with mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis: pooled results from the ELEVATE UC and GLADIATOR trials

    David Rubin, Marla C. Dubinsky, Andres J. Yarur, Alissa Walsh, Karolina Wosik, John C. Woolcott, Krisztina Lazin, Chuanbo Zhang, Wenjin Wang, Sujatha Menon, Martina Goetsch, Silvio Danese

  • 441

    Impact of up to 3 years of continuous etrasimod treatment: long-term efficacy results from the ELEVATE UC open-label extension

    Bruce E. Sands, Marla C. Dubinsky, Alessandro Armuzzi, Christopher Ma, Irina Blumenstein, Anita Afzali, et al.

Poster Session III

Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00–2:00 PM · Pacific Ballroom
  • 645

    A nutty case: cashew consumption and recurrent oily stool in young children

    Raquela Adelsberg, Joanne Lai

  • 681

    A rare cause of pediatric hematochezia: rectal lobular capillary hemangioma

    Deniz Cataltepe, Stephanie Shea, J. Antonio Quiros

  • 695

    Case report: a novel presentation of Meckel diverticulum

    Jewel Estrella, Lisa Zhang, Joanne Lai

  • 760

    Massive splenomegaly: an unusual and severe presentation of new-onset autoimmune hepatitis in a teenage girl

    Dawei Wu, Jaime Chu, Lesley Small-Harary, Keith J. Breglio

  • 762

    Progressive hepatic abscesses with hyperinflammation in an adolescent: a case of presumed aseptic abscess syndrome

    Lisa Zhang, Angie Buttigieg, Joel Forman, Jaime Chu

  • 771

    VEO-IBD preceded by immune dysregulation: diagnostic challenges and the limits of genetic testing

    Salma Almotawally, Paola Diaz, Shouli Tung, Michelle Bao

  • 774

    Perceived effectiveness and tolerance of pharmacologic treatments for dysmenorrhea among adolescent and young adult females with inflammatory bowel disease

    Erica Brenner, Michael Kappelman, Whitney Sunseri, Whitney Gray, Traci Kazmerski, Maureen Kelly, Hilary Michel, Xian Zhang, Hanna Mochida, Ryan Ungaro, Amy Bryant, Elizabeth A. Spencer

  • 812

    Failure to achieve treat-to-target endoscopic remission predicts long-term disease progression in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease

    Brianna Evans, David Kohler, Nanci Pittman, Keith Benkov, David Dunkin, Joanne Lai, Marla Dubinsky, Elizabeth A. Spencer