title: Diagnosis and misdiagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Several diseases can mimic IBD clinically, but careful and repeated evaluations, if necessary, will dramatically decrease the likelihood of misdiagnosis. A careful consideration of patient's clinical, radiographic, endoscopic, and histopathologic features will establish the correct diagnosis in the majority of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, D-4063, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. PapadakisK@cshs.org
authors.forename: Konstantinos A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Papadakis
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabibzadeh
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers