Background The impact of early treatment with immunomodulators (IM) and/or TNF
antagonists on bowel damage in Crohn's disease (CD) patients is unknown. Aim To assess …

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that follows a progressive and
destructive course. Ultimately, uncontrolled inflammation leads to bowel damage from …

Background & Aims Significant progress has been made since the first report of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in 1859, after decades of research that have contributed …

Background and aims: The aim of the present study was to validate the IBD (inflammatory
bowel diseases) incidence reported in the 2010 ECCO-EpiCom (European Crohn's and …

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis is a bacterial parasite and the causative
agent of paratuberculosis, a disease predominately found in cattle and sheep. Infection with …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was previously thought to be rare in Asia, but emerging
data indicate rising incidence and prevalence of IBD in the region. The Asia Pacific Working …

Background Current treatment modalities for anastomotic stricture in Crohn's disease (CD)
include endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) and surgery. We recently published a case series …

The incidence of Crohn's disease (CD) has been reported to increase. The aim of this review
is to perform a comprehensive literature search of population-based studies focused on the …

We report the findings and outputs of an international expert opinion process to develop a
definition of early Crohn's disease (CD) that could be used in future disease-modification …

Abstract Background and Aims: Diagnostic delay is frequent in patients with Crohn's disease
(CD). We developed a tool to predict early diagnosis. Methods: A systematic literature review …