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SUBMITTER: Rigoli L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4130834 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rigoli Luciana L Caruso Rosario Alberto RA
World journal of gastroenterology 20140801 30
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with both overlapping and distinct clinical, pathological and biomolecular features. It has been suggested that pediatric IBD is a distinct disease entity, with probably different disease subtypes.The aim of this study is to review and summarize the evolution of the current concept of pediatric IBD. The results of this review reinforce the idea that pediatric CD and UC may be further class ...[more]