The Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Elderly: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives | Zendy

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The Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Elderly: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives

Author(s) -

Ian Arnott,

Gerhard Rogler,

Jonas Halfvarson

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

inflammatory intestinal diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2296-9403

pISSN - 2296-9365

DOI - 10.1159/000490053

Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , intensive care medicine , epidemiology , population , incidence (geometry) , population ageing , disease management , environmental health , physics , parkinson's disease , optics

Data on the elderly population with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scarce, as this population is normally excluded from clinical trials. With an ageing population and an overall increasing prevalence of IBD; the incidence of IBD in elderly is rising. Comorbidities, wide differential diagnosis and polypharmacy make the diagnosis and management of the disease in elderly more challenging compared to that in younger adults. The knowledge of specific requirements for the management and treatment of IBD in advanced age may help in the framing of the definition of the appropriate care of this patient group. This manuscript reviews the most recent knowledge in the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of IBD in this population.

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