Inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: a hospital-based clinical study of 312 patients.

Annals of Saudi Medicine
Mohammed Al FaddaAhmed Helmy

Abstract

The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and natural course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Saudi Arabia are still largely unknown. Hence, we decided to conduct a large retrospective, cohort study to determine these features of the disease. Retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh from January 1970 to December 2008. We reviewed all the cases of IBD diagnosed and collected all data pertaining to patients with IBD. A total of 312 patients with IBD were included for this analysis, including 197 (63%) patients with Crohn disease (CD) and 115 (37%) patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The mean age (standard deviation) of patients with IBD was 25.5 (10.6) years; 152 (48.7%) were males and 160 females. The referral rate in the past 10 years was 72.1% compared with preceding 20 years, and 56% (n=178) of patients with IBD were from the central region of Saudi Arabia. The patients were followed up for a mean duration of 9.5 years; during their follow-up, 206 patients (66%) required hospital admission and 9 patients (2.9%) with UC developed colon cancer. A total of 6 patients died during the follow-up. Fifty-three percent (n=104) of the patients with CD underwent surgeries as part of their treatment...Continue Reading

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