Natural history of elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cohort study

Charpentier, Cloé; Salleron, Julia; Savoye, Guillaume; Fumery, Mathurin; Merle, Véronique; Laberenne, Jean-Eric; Vasseur, Francis; Dupas, Jean-Louis; Cortot, Antoine; Dauchet, Luc; Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent; Lerebours, Eric; Colombel, Jean-Frédéric; Gower-Rousseau, Corinne

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303864

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Natural history of elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based cohort study

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Authors:

Cloé Charpentier

Julia Salleron

Guillaume Savoye

Abstract

Data on the natural history of elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scarce. Methods In a French population-based cohort we identified 841 IBD patients >60 years of age at diagnosis from 1988 to 2006, including 367 Crohn's disease (CD) and 472 ulcerative colitis (UC). Results Median age...

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