Long-term outcomes of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

The incidence and prevalence of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including subtypes Crohn ′s disease and ulcerative colitis, have risen dramatically in recent years, and have emerged globally as important pediatric chronic diseases. Therefore, health care providers are more frequently encountering very young children with IBD, a chronic and incurable condition requiring life-long thera py. These children are living long lives with IBD and therefore knowledge of long-term outcomes is increasingly important to better counsel families and determine the best course of treatment.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - October 5, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Soheila Nasiri, M. Ellen Kuenzig, Eric I. Benchimol Source Type: research