Surgical Treatment in Childhood-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease-A Nationwide Register-based Study of 4695 Incident Patients in Sweden 2002-2014

摘要

Background and Aims: The incidence of childhood-onset [ 18 years] inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] is increasing worldwide, and some studies suggest that it represents a more severe disease phenotype. Few nationwide, population-based studies have evaluated the surgical burden in patients with childhood-onset IBD, and whether the improved medical treatment has influenced the need for gastrointestinal surgery. The aim was to examine whether the surgical treatment at any age of patients with childhood-onset IBD has changed over time.