European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation Topical Review on IBD in the Elderly

Andreas Sturm*, Christian Maaser, Michael Mendall, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Pantelis Karatzas, Nienke Ipenburg, Shaji Sebastian, Fernando Rizzello, Jimmy Limdi, Konstantinos Katsanos, Carsten Schmidt, Steven Jeuring, Francesco Colombo, Paolo Gionchetti

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Abstract

This ECCO topical review of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] focuses on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and outcome of the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in elderly patients. The objective was to reach expert consensus to provide evidence-based guidance for clinical practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-273
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Crohn's & Colitis
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2017

Keywords

  • Crohn's disease
  • ulcerative colitis
  • European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • elderly
  • treatment outcome
  • frailty
  • INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE
  • POUCH-ANAL ANASTOMOSIS
  • ANTI-TNF THERAPY
  • POPULATION-BASED COHORT
  • QUALITY-OF-LIFE
  • ONSET ULCERATIVE-COLITIS
  • EVIDENCE-BASED CONSENSUS
  • CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE INFECTION
  • BODY-MASS INDEX
  • TERM-FOLLOW-UP

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