In the West, the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases has increased in
the past 50 years, up to 8–14/100,000 and 120–200/100,000 persons, respectively, for …

The description of the prognosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is based on systematic
follow-up of population-based cohorts. A steady increase in incidence of IBD has occurred …

Background It remains uncertain whether the increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) during the last decades has been accompanied by an alteration in the …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are inflammatory disorders of the
gastrointestinal tract that are distributed unevenly within populations and throughout the …

Abstract Background and Aim We have previously found high incidence of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) in A ustralia. A population‐based registry was established to assess …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has long been considered a disease that affects
predominantly a Western population. The incidence and prevalence rates from Asian …

The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is changing globally. Incidence and
prevalence may have stabilized in high-incidence areas such as North America and Europe …

CrohnÕs disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the
gastrointestinal tract, primarily affecting the small intestine and colon. Although many current …

Background We previously reported that the prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) and
ulcerative colitis (UC) in Olmsted County, Minnesota, had risen significantly between 1940 …

OBJECTIVES: In this population-based 7-year follow-up of incident patients with ulcerative
colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD), we aimed to describe disease progression and surgery …