title: Inflammatory bowel disease in the geriatric population.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease that affects not only the young adults, but also the elderly. The elderly are more vulnerable and at higher risk from complications related to IBD. In this review we focus on IBD important features in the elderly and discuss the disease (1) epidemiology, (2) pathophysiology, (3) clinical manifestations and diagnosis, (4) prognosis, (6) therapy and (7) potential future research directions.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Geriatrics Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5796, USA. yahya@umich.edu
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murad
authors.forename: Zaher A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Radi
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murad
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life