Principles: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic relapsing disorders with significant implications for health care. The latest epidemiological data for Switzerland were prospectively collected in 1971. Methods: A prospective ...
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) show an increase of prevalence in Switzerland. Industrialization and urbanisation correlate with an increase of incidence. IBD are the result of a continuum of interactions between genetic factors, the intestinal ...
Colitis-associated colorectal carcinoma (CRC) accounts for about 5% of all CRC and the risk for CRC in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients – according to older meta-analyses – is slightly increased when compared to normal population. Effective anti-...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (i. e. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis) show a rising incidence throughout Switzerland. An early and individualized therapy usually enables the effective treatment of both diseases and prevents structural gastrointestinal ...
During their disease course, the majority of Crohn's disease patients will develop a complicated disease which is characterized by the occurrence of fistulas and/or stenosis. Symptomatic, perianal fistulas should be surgically drained before anti-...
From Axial Spondyloarthritis to Osteoporosis – Spectrum of Skeletal Involvement in Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesAbstract. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are frequently accompanied by non-inflammatory joint pain ...