title: What's new about inflammatory bowel diseases in 2011.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disorders of the intestine with increasing incidence in Europe, Northern America and asiatic countries such as china. Thus, we have putted together these topic highlight articles to give insights into the current understanding of IBD pathogenesis, diagnostics and treatment.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mudter
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines