Carlo Maria Ferlini

Dr. Carlo Maria Ferlini

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 August 2024 in Pediatric Surgery International
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ARAlessandro Raffaele
Alessandro Raffaele
CFCarlo Maria Ferlini
Carlo Maria Ferlini
GFGiulia Fusi
Giulia Fusi
MLM. V. Lenti
M. V. Lenti
ECEmanuele Cereda
Emanuele Cereda
Giovanna RiccipetitoniGiovanna Riccipetitoni
Giovanna Riccipetitoni
Purpose: A multidisciplinary approach to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has recently demonstrated a positive impact in pediatric patients, reducing dropout rates and facilitating the transition to adult care. Our study aims to evaluate how this approach influences disease activity, dropout rates, and transition. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal observational study including all patients diagnosed with IBD during pediatric-adolescent age, with a minimum follow-up period of 12 months. For each patient, endpoints included therapeutic approach, need for surgery and transition features. Results: We included 19 patients: 13 with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and 6 with Crohn’s disease (CD). Most patients required multiple lines of therapy, with over 50% in both groups receiving biological drugs. Compliance was good, with a single dropout in each group (10, 5%). The need for surgery was significantly higher in the CD group compared to the UC group (16% vs. 7.7%, p < 0.01). Mean age at transition was significantly higher in the UC group compared to the CD group (19.2 ± 0.7 years SD vs. 18.3 ± 0.6 years SD, p < 0.05). Conclusions: In our experience, the multidisciplinary approach to IBD in transition-age patients appears effective in achieving clinical remission, offering the potential to reduce therapeutic dropouts.

7 October 2025 in Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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GFGiulia Fusi
Giulia Fusi
CFCarlo Maria Ferlini
Carlo Maria Ferlini
VVVeronica Vitali
Veronica Vitali
ARAlessandro Raffaele
Alessandro Raffaele
LALuigi Avolio
Luigi Avolio
MBMirko Bertozzi
Mirko Bertozzi