AIM To perform a comprehensive review and provide an up-to-date synopsis of the
incidence and trends of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS We systematically …

Background Temporal trends in the incidence of pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD) are controversial and a wide range of estimates have been reported worldwide. We …

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 …

This review provides a summary of the global epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases
(IBD). It is now clear that IBD is increasing worldwide and has become a global emergence …

Fistulating Crohn's disease (CD) comprises fistulae arising in the perianal area, together
with those communicating between the intestine and other organs or the abdominal wall …

Background & Aims: The natural history of pediatric Crohn's disease and risk factors
necessitating surgery have not been thoroughly described. Methods: In a geographically …

Ulcerative colitis is a life long disease arising from an interaction between genetic and
environmental factors, but observed predominantly in the developed countries of the world …

IBD is a chronic disorder with disease onset ranging from early childhood to beyond the
sixth decade of life. The factors that determine the age of onset currently remain …

Objective: Health administrative databases can be used to track chronic diseases. The aim
of this study was to validate a case ascertainment definition of paediatric-onset inflammatory …

OBJECTIVES: Few data are available to describe the changes in incidence of pediatric-
onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to describe changes in …