title: Extraintestinal Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
abstract: Extraintestinal complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often secondary to the underlying disease. Therefore, the first priority is to get active IBD into remission with medications, since surgery for IBD is not indicated for the treatment of extraintestinal complications. Symptoms of extraintestinal complications usually can be treated with simple agents; the treatment of patients with refractory symptoms and the use of more complex drug regimens should be done in cooperation with specialists on affected organ systems. Careful consideration of prescribed drugs is necessary because they may negatively influence the course of IBD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Hospital Free University, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. v.Bodegraven@azvu.nl
authors.forename: Ad A.
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van Bodegraven
authors.forename: Ben A. C.
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dijkmans
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lips
authors.forename: Tom J.
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Stoof
authors.forename: A. Salvador
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: Stephan G. M.
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Meuwissen