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Abstract

Inflammatory Bowel Disease by colonoscopy in Jordan

-Retrospective study 1996-2000--Al Bashir Hospital experience-

Dr.K.Lutfi, W.Hammoudi, S.Yaqub, N.Ziyadat, W.Balker, H.Abu-Hasan,

M.Ayoub.

Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology unit

OBJECTIVES: A retrospective study of all the cases of inflammatory

bowel disease diagnosed by colonoscopy in Al-Bashir hospital, betweenthe years 1996-2000.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: All the patients with inflammatory

bowel disease diagnosed by colonoscopy and confirmed by histology.

Main symptoms, stratifying age groups and distribution of inflammatory

bowel disease were recorded.

Results: from 2330 colonoscopies made in 5 years, 201 patients were

diagnosed as I.B.D patients (8.6%), out of them 191(8.1%) were

diagnosed as ulcerative colitis and 10 cases (0.42%) were diagnosed as

Crohn's disease.113patients (56.2%) were of male gender while 88 (43.7%) were female

patients. Regarding age groups, the main affected age group were

between 31-40 years (27.8%) followed by 21-30 years (20.9%). Less

affected age group was between 0-10 years (1.4%). Main symptoms were

dominated by bloody stool (37.8%) and abdominal pain (24.3%), while

the less common symptom was constipation (6.9%). Most affected area

with I.B.D was the sigmoid colon (35.3%), followed by left colon

(21.1%) and rectum (19.9%), while the less affected area was terminal

ileum (2.4%.(

CONCLUSION: Our statistical data showed a low incidence of I.B.D

among those patients referred for colonoscopy. Most affected anatomical

areas was left colon, while most affected age group was young patients

between 20 to 40 years, which are in accordance to those reported from

western and Mediterranean countries. However, higher incidence of the

disease in males was noted.

Multi-centric studies combined with national registry data is

recommended to obtain more accurate statistical information regarding

this disease in Jordan.

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Abstract

Incidence of pediatric patients diagnosed as inflammatory

bowel disease by colonoscopy in Jordan.

-Retrospective study 1996-2000-

-Al Bashir Hospital experience-

Dr.M.Iacovita, W.Hammoudi, S. Faouri

OBJECTIVES: A retrospective study of all the pediatric patientsdiagnosed by colonoscopy as inflammatory bowel disease in Al-Bashir

hospital, between the years 1996-2000.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: All the pediatric patients between the

ages of 0 -18 years with inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed by

colonoscopy and confirmed by histology.

Main symptoms, gender, stratifying age groups and distribution of

inflammatory bowel disease were recorded.Results: from 201 patients diagnosed as inflammatory bowel disease in 5

years, 17(8.4%) patients were diagnosed as I.B.D patients, out of them

15(88.2%) were diagnosed as ulcerative colitis and 2 cases (11.7%) were

diagnosed as Crohn's disease.

9patients (52.9%) were of male gender while 8 (47.1%) were female

patients. Regarding age groups, the main affected age group was between

11-18 years14 (82.35%). While the age group between 0-10 years

counted 3(17.65%). Main symptoms were dominated by bloody stool

(37.8%) and abdominal pain (24.3%), while the less common symptom

was constipation (6.9%). Most affected area with I.B.D was the left colon

8 (47.5%), followed by rectum 6 (35.29%), while the less affected area

was terminal ileum 2 (11.76%.(CONCLUSION: Our statistical data showed a low incidence of I.B.D

among pediatric patients referred for colonoscopy. Most affected

anatomical areas was left colon, while most affected age group was

young patients between 11-18 years, which are in accordance to those

reported from western and Mediterranean countries. However, higher

incidence of the disease in males was noted.

Multi-centric studies combined with national registry data is

recommended to obtain more accurate statistical information regarding

this disease in Jordan.