All Stories

  1. European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) position paper on screening, diagnosis and investigation of paediatric metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, June 2026, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  2. What’s New in Pediatric Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis

    Article • Clinics in Liver Disease, May 2026, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  3. ENHANCE: A community partnership charting the evolution of early life CF disease manifestations in a new era of management

    Article • ERJ Open Research, September 2025, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  4. Variability in the management of portal hypertension across European countries: A survey‐study by ESPGHAN Portal Hypertension Special Interest Group

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, June 2025, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  5. Update on pediatric liver transplantation in Europe 2022: An ELITA‐ESPGHAN report

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, May 2025, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  6. Early postnatal hepatocyte transplantation in a child with molybdenum cofactor deficiency type B

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, May 2025, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  7. Investigation of an outbreak of novel hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children and adolescents, Ireland, 2021 to 2023

    Article • Eurosurveillance, April 2025, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  8. Higher-Dose Infliximab Induction Achieves Better Maintenance Trough Levels in a National Pediatric IBD Cohort—A Retrospective Study

    Article • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, February 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  9. Primary sclerosing cholangitis in children with inflammatory bowel disease: An ESPGHAN position paper from the Hepatology Committee and the IBD Porto group

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, December 2024, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  10. FISH–Flow Cytometry Reveals Microbiome-Wide Changes in Post-Translational Modification and Altered Microbial Abundance Among Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Article • Pathogens, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  11. New guidelines for screening, evaluation and management of hepatobiliary disease in cystic fibrosis

    Article • HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition, October 2024, AME Publishing Company

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  12. Reply: Development and validation of pFIB scores for exclusion of significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD

    Article • Hepatology, September 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  13. Reply: Can pFIB scores reliably exclude significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD?

    Article • Hepatology, August 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  14. MRI-serum–based score accurately identifies patients undergoing liver transplant without rejection avoiding the need for liver biopsy: A multisite European study

    Article • Liver Transplantation, August 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  15. Development and validation of pFIB scores for exclusion of significant liver fibrosis in pediatric MASLD

    Article • Hepatology, July 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  16. Novel Staged Device Occlusion of Portosystemic Shunt With Atrial Flow Regulator in IVC Stent Platform

    Article • JACC Case Reports, June 2024, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  17. Paediatric steatotic liver disease has unique characteristics: A multisociety statement endorsing the new nomenclature

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 2024, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  18. ESPGHAN recommendations on treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in adolescents and children including those living in resource‐limited settings

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, February 2024, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  19. The natural history of cystic fibrosis liver disease a prospective cohort study

    Article • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, November 2023, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  20. Intraperitoneal transplant of Hepatocytes co-Encapsulated with mesenchymal stromal cells in modified alginate microbeads for the treatment of acute Liver failure in Pediatric patients (HELP)—An open-label, single-arm Simon’s two stage phase 1 study pro...

    Article • PLOS One, July 2023, PLOS

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  21. Systemic Complications Secondary to Chronic Liver Disease

    Article • The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  22. Diagnosis of fatty liver in children should occur in parallel to investigation for other causes of liver disease

    Article • The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, July 2023, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  23. Adeno-Associated Virus 2 and Human Adenovirus F41 in Wastewater during Outbreak of Severe Acute Hepatitis in Children, Ireland

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  24. Fatty liver disease in children (MAFLD/PeFLD Type 2): unique classification considerations and challenges

    Article • Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  25. Advances in medical management of acute liver failure in children: promoting native liver survival

    Article • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, October 2022, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  26. Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology Among Young Children

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, September 2022, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  27. The impact of liver disease on mortality in cystic fibrosis–A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, March 2022, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  28. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  29. New Horizons in Paediatric Hepatology: A Glimpse of the Future

    Article • November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  30. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Article • November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  31. Emerging clinical perspectives in cystic fibrosis liver disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, September 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  32. Transient elastography lacks precision in children

    Article • Pediatric Research, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  33. Current Practices on Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Pediatric Patients after Solid Organ Transplantation: Results of ERN TransplantChild Healthcare Working Group Survey

    Article • Children, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  34. NAFLD to MAFLD in adults but the saga continues in children: an opportunity to advocate change

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  35. The impact of liver disease on mortality in cystic fibrosis - a systematic review protocol

    Article • HRB Open Research, December 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  36. Clinical management of sickle cell liver disease in children and young adults

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, November 2020, BMJ

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  37. Pediatric Focal Lesions in the Liver: A Clinical Perspective

    Article • September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  38. Repeatability of transient elastography in children

    Article • Pediatric Research, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  39. Prognostication in Paediatric Acute Liver Failure

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 2020, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  40. Small for Gestational Age Infants: Reading Their Future

    Article • The Central European Journal of Paediatrics, March 2020, Acta Medica Saliniana

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  41. Cross-cutting view of current challenges in paediatric solid organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Europe: the European Reference Network TransplantChild

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  42. Alginate microencapsulated human hepatocytes for the treatment of acute liver failure in children

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  43. Childhood and Adolescent Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Is It Different from Adults?

    Article • Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  44. Improving engraftment of hepatocyte transplantation using alpha-1 antitrypsin as an immune modulator

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  45. Understanding susceptibility and targeting treatment in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children; moving the fulcrum

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, February 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  46. Methylcellulose as a scaffold in the culture of liver-organoids for the potential of treating acute liver failure

    Article • Cell and Gene Therapy Insights, December 2018, BioInsights Publishing, Ltd.

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  47. Transient Elastography Measurements of Spleen Stiffness as a Predictor of Clinically Significant Varices in Children

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, October 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  48. Immunosuppression Protocol in Liver Transplantation

    Article • September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  49. A New High Throughput Screening Platform for Cell Encapsulation in Alginate Hydrogel Shows Improved Hepatocyte Functions by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Co-encapsulation

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, August 2018, Frontiers

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  50. Correction to: Proteomic identification and characterization of hepatic glyoxalase 1 dysregulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Article • Proteome Science, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  51. Paediatric fatty liver disease (PeFLD): All is not NAFLD – Pathophysiological insights and approach to management

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  52. Vitamin D status and associated genetic polymorphisms in a cohort of UK children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Article • Pediatric Obesity, May 2018, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  53. Health Related Quality of Life and Neurocognitive Outcomes in the First Year after Pediatric Acute Liver Failure

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, May 2018, Elsevier

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  54. Hepatocyte transplantation and advancements in alternative cell sources for liver-based regenerative medicine

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  55. Cryopreserved neonatal hepatocytes may be a source for transplantation: Evaluation of functionality toward clinical use

    Article • Liver Transplantation, February 2018, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  56. Proteomic identification and characterization of hepatic glyoxalase 1 dysregulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Article • Proteome Science, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  57. Human hepatocyte transplantation for liver disease: current status and future perspectives

    Article • Pediatric Research, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  58. Fifteen-minute consultation: liver disease in children

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice, November 2017, BMJ

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  59. Autoimmune Liver Disease in Children with Sickle Cell Disease

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, October 2017, Elsevier

    Marianne Samyn, Emer Fitzpatrick

  60. Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, August 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  61. Allograft steatosis in the midst of the epidemic of obesity: Are children in the honeymoon period?

    Article • Liver Transplantation, June 2017, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  62. Interim assessment of liver damage in patients with sickle cell disease using new non-invasive techniques

    Article • British Journal of Haematology, December 2016, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  63. Instant Blood-Mediated Inflammatory Reaction in Hepatocyte Transplantation: Current Status and Future Perspectives

    Article • Cell Transplantation, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  64. AST-to-platelet ratio index in non-invasive assessment of long-term graft fibrosis following pediatric liver transplantation

    Article • Pediatric Transplantation, January 2016, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  65. Biomarkers in Pediatric Liver Disease

    Article • January 2016, Karger Publishers

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  66. Assessment of Diet and Physical Activity in Paediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A United Kingdom Case Control Study

    Article • Nutrients, November 2015, MDPI AG

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  67. Bile Acids As Biomarkers - Liver And Gut Cross Talk in NAFLD

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  68. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, February 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  69. Coculture with Mesenchymal Stem Cells Results in Improved Viability and Function of Human Hepatocytes

    Article • Cell Transplantation, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  70. Scanning the Scars

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, November 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  71. Hepatopathy of Mauriac syndrome: a retrospective review from a tertiary liver centre

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, January 2014, BMJ

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  72. Noninvasive biomarkers in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Current status and a glimpse of the future

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  73. Management of Cholestatic Pruritus in Paediatric Patients With Alagille Syndrome

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, August 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  74. Chronic Acetaminophen Exposure in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure

    Article • PEDIATRICS, February 2013, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  75. Transient Elastography Is a Useful Noninvasive Tool for the Evaluation of Fibrosis in Paediatric Chronic Liver Disease

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  76. Analysis of adipokine concentrations in paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Article • Pediatric Obesity, September 2012, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  77. Serum protein N-glycosylation in paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Article • Pediatric Obesity, February 2012, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  78. Serum Levels of CK18 M30 and Leptin Are Useful Predictors of Steatohepatitis and Fibrosis in Paediatric NAFLD

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  79. Predictive Value of Bile Duct Dimensions Measured by Ultrasound in Neonates Presenting With Cholestasis

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, July 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  80. Fatty liver disease in children: eat now pay later

    Article • Hepatology International, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  81. Human hepatocyte transplantation: state of the art

    Article • Journal of Internal Medicine, October 2009, Wiley

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  82. Crigler–Najjar syndrome: therapeutic options and consequences of mutations in the UGT1A1 complex

    Article • Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, November 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  83. The Incidence of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome in Children: Population-Based Study.

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  84. Outcome for children with cyclical vomiting syndrome

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, March 2007, BMJ

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  85. A confused child: Answer

    Article • Pediatric Nephrology, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick

  86. A confused child: Question

    Article • Pediatric Nephrology, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emer Fitzpatrick