Background The impact of diagnostic delay on the clinical course of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) remains uncertain. Aim To perform a systematic review of time to diagnosis …

Background The impact of diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease, including
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), on disease course remains uncertain. This …

Background Delay in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is common and
contemporary UK studies are lacking. Aim To determine factors associated with, and the …

Background The diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprising Crohn's
disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), continues to present difficulties due to unspecific …

Abstract Background and Aims Inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] patients are still under-
diagnosed or diagnosed with serious delay. We examined whether diagnostic delay [DD] in …

AIM To investigate the factors affecting diagnostic delay and outcomes of diagnostic delay in
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) METHODS We retrospectively studied 165 patients with …

Background: The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] in Eastern Europe is
poorly understood, particularly with regard to diagnostic delay. Here we investigated the …

Diagnostic delay frequently occurs in Crohn's disease (CD) patients because of diagnostic
limitations. However, diagnostic delay and its related factors remain poorly defined …

OBJECTIVES: The impact of diagnostic delay (a period from appearance of first symptoms to
diagnosis) on the clinical course of Crohn's disease (CD) is unknown. We examined …

Abstract Background and Aims Lack of timely referral and significant waits for specialist
review amongst individuals with unresolved gastrointestinal [GI] symptoms can result in …