Incidence of IBD is rising in parallel with overweight and obesity. Contrary to conventional
belief, about 15–40% of patients with IBD are obese, which might contribute to the …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology
that is thought to result from a combination of genetic, immunologic and environmental …

Background There is a paucity of data on body composition in patients with inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). Alterations of fat and muscle may affect bone health, muscle …

Purpose While the prevalence of obesity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is
rapidly increasing, it is unclear whether obesity affects surgical outcomes in this population …

Abstract Background and Aims The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] is rising
worldwide and no cure is available. Many patients require surgery and they often present …

The current general interest in the use of food choice or diet in maintaining good health and
in preventing and treating disease also applies to patients with IBD, who often follow poor or …

Purpose To assess the incidence of incisional hernia (IH) across various type of incisions in
colorectal surgery (CS) creating a map of evidence to define research trends, gaps and …

Obesity is prevalent in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population, particularly in
newly developed countries where both IBD and obesity in the general population are on the …

BACKGROUND: There has been a long-lasting controversy about whether higher BMI is
associated with worse perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Recently …

Aim The relationship between obesity, body mass index (BMI) and laparoscopic colorectal
resection is unclear. Our object was to assess systematically the available evidence to …