Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel diseases in Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

We observed a ratio of 6:1 for UC to CD in our series. The incidence of IBD seems to be rising in Egypt.

Evaluation of microRNAs-29a, 92a and 145 in colorectal carcinoma as candidate diagnostic markers: An Egyptian pilot study

“…They were mainly large, tubulovillous, and half of them with dysplasia, all parameters were suspicious for malignancy development [30]. On the other hand, IBD group was rather younger, with male: female ratio 1.2:1, and mostly (90.9%) UC, which was similar to previous Egyptian studies [2,31]. Quarter of them had pancolitis, and none of them showed dysplasia, which are limiting factors raising risk for CRC [32].…”

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Prevalence in Patients Underwent Colonoscopy in Zagazig University Hospitals

“…The epidemiological characters of IBD in Egypt is similar to those in Asian and African population with UC/CD ratio of 6:1. The incidence in Egypt has increased in the past ten years [5,6].…”

Histopathological Profile of Benign Colorectal Diseases in Al-Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia

“…Asian scientists have contributed to IBD literature significantly suring the last five years (Ahuja & Tandon, 2010;Al-Jashamy et al, 2010;Ren & Fang, 2011;Ng et al, 2013;Wei et al, 2013;Zeng et al, 2013;Huai et al, 2014;Kasturiratne et al, 2014). Similarly, the researchers of KSA and surrounding regions have also submitted their share in the recent literature as reviews and original research articles on various topics and epidemiological aspect of IBD (Khawaja & Sawan, 2009;Siddique et al, 2012;Al-Mofarreh & Al-Mofleh, 2013;Ghosh et al, 2013;Safarpour et al, 2013;Esmat et al, 2014;Mosli et al, 2014). Articles on diverticular disease (Azzam et al, 2013;Faucheron et al, 2013); and schstosomiasis (Liu et al, 2013;Soliman et al, 2014) are also available in the recent literature.…”