title: Asia-Pacific consensus statements on Crohn's disease. Part 2: Management.
abstract: The Asia Pacific Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease was established in Cebu, Philippines, at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week conference in 2006 under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) with the goal of developing best management practices, coordinating research and raising awareness of IBD in the region. The consensus group previously published recommendations for the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis (UC) with specific relevance to the Asia-Pacific region. The present consensus statements were developed following a similar process to address the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease (CD). The goals of these statements are to pool the pertinent literature specifically highlighting relevant data and conditions in the Asia-Pacific region relating to the economy, health systems, background infectious diseases, differential diagnoses and treatment availability. It does not intend to be all-comprehensive and future revisions are likely to be required in this ever-changing field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Choon Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Govind K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Makharia
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hilmi
authors.affiliation: Monash University Department of Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Kwong Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fock
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Khoon Lin
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wee Chian
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Kelvin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Thia
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Wai Keung
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Poh Koon
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gearry
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Khean Lee
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sollano
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Sathaporn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manatsathit
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: H Janaka
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Rungsun
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rerknimitr
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pises
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pisespongsa
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Muhamad Radzi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abu Hassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.affiliation: Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hibi
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Christopher C M
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Boey
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Rupert W L
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Leong
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000628:therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Crohn; IBD; consensus; definition; diagnosis; epidemiology; gastroenterology; guidelines; incidence; investigation