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Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis and Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology practice recommendations for medical management and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia
Author(s) -
Ran Zhihua,
Wu Kaichun,
Matsuoka Katsuyoshi,
Jeen Yoon Tae,
Wei Shu Chen,
Ahuja Vineet,
Chen Minhu,
Hu PinJin,
Andoh Akira,
Kim Hyo Jong,
Yang SukKyun,
Watanabe Mamoru,
Ng Siew Chien,
Hibi Toshifumi,
Hilmi Ida Normiha,
Suzuki Yasuo,
Han Dong Soo,
Leung Wai Keung,
Sollano Jose,
Ooi Choon Jin,
Qian Jiaming
Publication year - 2021
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.15185
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , incidence (geometry) , asia pacific , gastroenterology , disease , thiopurine methyltransferase , colitis , grading (engineering) , international trade , optics , business , civil engineering , engineering , physics
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased in incidence and prevalence in Asian countries since the end of the 20th century. Moreover, differences in the cause, phenotypes, and natural history of IBD between the East and West have been recognized. Therefore, the Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis and the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology have established recommendations on medical management of IBD in Asia. Initially, the committee members drafted 40 recommendations, which were then assessed according to Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. Eight statements were rejected as this indicated that consensus had not been reached. The recommendations encompass pretreatment evaluation; medical management of active IBD; medical management of IBD in remission; management of IBD during the periconception period and pregnancy; surveillance strategies for colitis‐associated cancer; monitoring side effects of thiopurines and methotrexate; and infections in IBD.