title: Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Gampaha district: details of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and colitis epidemiology study.
abstract: The aim of this report is to provide details of the methodology and results of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Study. Fourteen state and private hospitals with specialist services in the Gampaha and Colombo districts were kept under surveillance over a 12 month period to recruit patients with newly diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) who were permanent residents of the Gampaha district. Thirty five cases (ulcerative colitis-21, Crohn's disease-13, IBD-undetermined-1) were detected, giving a crude annual IBD incidence of 1.59 per 100,000 population.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka. hjdes@sltnet.lk.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasturiratne
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mufeena
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Mettananda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernandopulle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajindrajith
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Waraketiya
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Weerasinghe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranaweera
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hewavisenthi
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult