THE" nonspecific" inflammatory bowel diseases include ulcerative colitis and proctitis and
Crohn's disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Their causes and precise relations remain …

• Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease have reported associations with a spectrum of
extraintestinal diseases. This association has been appropriately termed as extraintestinal …

Ulcerative colitis and regional enteritis (Crohn's disease), probably first appeared as isolated
cases, several centuries ago; but not until the latter half of the 19th century did their clinical …

Extraintestinal and systemic manifestations occur commonly in patients with inflammatory
bowel disease, specifically ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and affect most all organ …

There are now available in the literature several comprehensive reviewsof the epidemiology
of the two major groups of idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The major features …

When all of the macroscopic and microscopic features of Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis are present, the correct diagnosis is usually made without difficulty. When some of the …

The “nonspecific” inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease) initially
emerged in single case reports several centuries ago. However, it was not until the latter half …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) often present as a complex inflammatory process
wherein colon lesions (ulcerative colitis, UC) or widespread ulceration and fissure (Crohn's …

From our studies (1-6) and a review of the literature, we have developed a working
hypothesis for the etiology and pathogenesis of nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease …

Definition It has recently been argued that, since we do not know the basic cause of
ulcerative colitis, formal definition of the disease is impossible and should not be attempted …