Is the disease course predictable in inflammatory bowel diseases?

During the course of the disease,most patients with Crohn's disease(CD) may eventually develop a stricturing or a perforating complication,and a significant number of patients with both CD and ulcerative colitis will undergo surgery.In recent years,research has focused on the determination of f...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2010-06, Vol.16 (21), p.2591-2599
Main Authors: Lakatos, Peter Laszlo, Kiss, Lajos S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Biomarkers - metabolism
Disease Progression
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - pathology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - physiopathology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - therapy
Steroids - therapeutic use
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Summary:During the course of the disease,most patients with Crohn's disease(CD) may eventually develop a stricturing or a perforating complication,and a significant number of patients with both CD and ulcerative colitis will undergo surgery.In recent years,research has focused on the determination of factors important in the prediction of disease course in inflammatory bowel diseases to improve stratification of patients,identify individual patient profiles,including clinical,laboratory and molecular markers,which ...
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2591