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A sia P acific Consensus Statements on Crohn's disease. Part 1: Definition, diagnosis, and epidemiology
Author(s) -
Ooi Choon Jin,
Makharia Govind K,
Hilmi Ida,
Gibson Peter R,
Fock Kwong Ming,
Ahuja Vineet,
Ling Khoon Lin,
Lim Wee Chian,
Thia Kelvin T,
Wei Shuchen,
Leung Wai Keung,
Koh Poh Koon,
Gearry Richard B,
Goh Khean Lee,
Ouyang Qin,
Sollano Jose,
Manatsathit Sathaporn,
Silva H Janaka,
Rerknimitr Rungsun,
Pisespongsa Pises,
Abu Hassan Muhamad Radzi,
Sung Joseph,
Hibi Toshifumi,
Boey Christopher C M,
Moran Neil,
Leong Rupert W L
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/jgh.12956
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , disease , crohn's disease , inflammatory bowel disease , asia pacific , incidence (geometry) , ulcerative colitis , medline , clinical epidemiology , intensive care medicine , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , political science , ethnology , physics , law , optics , history
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 Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease was established in Cebu, P hilippines, at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week conference in 2006 under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology with the goal of developing best management practices, coordinating research, and raising awareness of IBD in the region. The consensus group previously published recommendations for the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis with specific relevance to the Asia‐Pacific region. The present consensus statements were developed following a similar process to address the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of Crohn's disease. The goals of these statements are to pool the pertinent literature specifically highlighting relevant data and conditions in the Asia‐Pacific region relating to the economy, health systems, background infectious diseases, differential diagnoses, and treatment availability. It does not intend to be all comprehensive and future revisions are likely to be required in this ever‐changing field.