Background & Aims A comprehensive knowledge of the natural history of ulcerative colitis
(UC) helps understand disease evolution, identify poor prognostic markers and impact of …

A rising trend in the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Asia
has been recognized for the past two decades. It has been postulated that this phenomenon …

Objective Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of having
venous thromboembolism. The magnitude of this risk has yet to be determined. The question …

Background & Aims: We aimed to determine if there was an increased risk for arterial
thromboembolic diseases (ATED) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods: We used …

Background Evidence regarding all-cause and cause-specific mortality in inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) is conflicting, and debate exists over appropriate study design to …

The working party of the BSG has recently produced a document updating recommended
guidelines for the management of Barrett's oesophagus (BO). 1 In this article, the main …

Background and aims: We followed a population based cohort of patients with inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) from Olmsted County, Minnesota, in order to analyse long term survival …

Background An overview of mortality risk among unselected patients with Crohn's disease
(CD) is lacking. We therefore performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

OBJECTIVES It remains debated whether patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at greater
risk of dying and whether a possible alteration in mortality can be attributed to specific …

Background The risk of cardiovascular disease occurrence and death in inflammatory bowel
disease patients is still unclear. Design Meta-analysis. Methods Pertinent studies were …