Madunil Anuk Niriella|Arjuna P. De Silva|Asangi H G K Dayaratne|Madurangi H A D P Ariyasinghe|Metthanandha M N Navarathne|R. Peiris|DN Samarasekara|Raveendra L Satharasinghe|S. Rajindrajith|Anuradha S Dassanayake|Anura Wickramasinghe|H Janaka de Silva
Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in two districts of Sri Lanka: a hospital based survey
Colombo North Teaching Hospital|Colombo North Teaching Hospital|University of Kelaniya|University of Kelaniya|National Hospital of Sri Lanka|Colombo North Teaching Hospital|University of Colombo|University of Sri Jayewardenepura|University of Kelaniya|University of Kelaniya|University of Kelaniya|University of Kelaniya
inflammatory bowel disease ibd increasingly diagnosed asia however epidemiological data regionto determine prevalence clinical characteristics ibd hospitalbased survey performed colombo gampaha districts combined population 45 million sri lanka patients established ulcerative colitis uc crohns disease cd permanent residents adjoining districts recruited hospital registries outpatient clinics clinical information obtained medical records patient interviewsthere 295 cases ibd uc 240 cd 55 34 uc 30 cd 4 newly diagnosed study year prevalence rate uc 53100000 95 ci 5056100000 cd 12100000 95 ci 1014100000 incidence rates 069100000 95 ci 044094100000 uc 009100000 95 ci 0002018100000 cd femalemale ratios 15 uc 10 cd mean age diagnosis males females 366 381y uc 334 362y cd among uc patients 511 proctitis presentation 584 mild disease 80 cd patients large bowel involvement patients undergone surgerythe prevalence ibd population low compared western populations similar asia female preponderance uc uc mainly mild distal leftsided cd mainly involved large bowel