Daily Archives: February 8, 2019

Data on the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by age groups are available in countries outside of the United States (US) or localized populations within the US. We aimed to estimate the incidence rates (IRs) of IBD by age groups using a US… Continue reading →

Crohn’s disease (CD) has a relapsing–remitting disease course. Sparing use of oral corticosteroids (CS) ≥30 mg/day, as mono or combination therapy, are generally reserved for rapid relief of symptoms and induction of remission to achieve optimal … Continue reading →

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) has a relapsing–remitting disease course. Sparing use of oral corticosteroids (CS) ≥30 mg/day, as mono or combination therapy, are generally reserved for rapid relief of symptoms and induction of remission to achieve optimal… Continue reading →

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is increasing in incidence in many countries of the world, especially in countries were infectious colitis are still prevalent. One challenge of research co… Continue reading →

Intestinal fistulas may arise as a complication of Crohn’s disease. They are classified according to their anatomic location as anal, rectovaginal, enterocutaneous or internal. Despite the substantial burden imposed on patients and clinicians, limite… Continue reading →

Disease burden for colorectal cancer varies considerably by ethnicity. US Hispanics have a high colorectal adenoma burden but a lower incidence of colon cancer compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHW). Although the incidence of IBD in US Hispanics is risi… Continue reading →

The prevalence of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), consisting of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, now exceeds 0.3% in North America, Europe, and Oceania, and has been reported as high as 0.7% in some nations within those regions. Convers… Continue reading →

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but reported extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In addition to several case reports, there are small level retrospective studies that have suggested that IBD may be an independent ri… Continue reading →

Children with chronic health conditions, including IBD, are at especially high risk for influenza infection and resulting complications. The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Top 10 Quality Process Indicators for IBD and American College of Gastroenterology’s clinical guidelines for preventative health maintenance recommend that IBD patients should receive annual influenza vaccination. The aims of this study were to evaluate influenza vaccination coverage over time and identify predictors of flu vaccination in pediatric IBD and non-IBD patients. Continue reading →

The volume-outcome relationship for surgical procedures is well established in the U.S. healthcare system. Studies of adult ulcerative colitis (UC) demonstrate that high volume centers consistently produce better surgical outcomes with fewer complicati… Continue reading →