Retrospective analysis of old-age colitis in the Dutch inflammatory bowel disease population
Author(s) -
Muhammed Hadithi,
Marcel Cazemier,
Gerrit A. Meijer,
Elisabeth Bloemena,
R. J. F. Felt-Bersma,
Chris J. Mulder,
S. G. M. Meuwissen,
A. S. Peña,
Adriaan A. van Bodegraven
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.3183
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , colitis , diverticulosis , microscopic colitis , retrospective cohort study , population , diverticular disease , disease , biopsy , environmental health
To describe the characteristics of Dutch patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) first diagnosed above 60 years of age-a disease also known as old-age colitis (OAC) and to highlight a condition that has a similar appearance to IBD, namely segmental colitis associated with diverticular disease (SCAD).
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