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Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Gampaha district: details of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn’s and Colitis Epidemiology Study
Authors:
A Kasturiratne ,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
MNF Mufeena,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
KCD Mettananda,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
N Fernandopulle,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, LK
S Rajindrajith,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
PR Waraketiya,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
SK Weerasinghe,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
A Ranaweera,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
SJ de S Hewavisenthi,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
AP de Silva,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
HJ de Silva
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
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.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v59i1.6734
Ceylon Medical Journal 2014; 59: 16-18
How to Cite:
Kasturiratne, A., Mufeena, M., Mettananda, K., Fernandopulle, N., Rajindrajith, S., Waraketiya, P., Weerasinghe, S., Ranaweera, A., Hewavisenthi, S. de S., de Silva, A. and de Silva, H., 2014. Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Gampaha district: details of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn’s and Colitis Epidemiology Study. Ceylon Medical Journal, 59(1), pp.16–18. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v59i1.6734
Published on
25 Mar 2014.
Peer Reviewed
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