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ReviewInflammatory intestinal diseases2019

An Overview of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified in Children.

Lauren E Thurgate, Daniel A Lemberg, Andrew S Day, Steven T Leach

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Review in Inflammatory intestinal diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. ChatGPT-Assisted Image Interpretation for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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  10. Pathological characteristics of inflammatory bowel diseases.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2025
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  13. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lauren E ThurgateSchool of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Daniel A LembergSchool of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Andrew S DaySchool of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Steven T LeachSchool of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe inflammatory bowel diseases cover a diverse range of conditions generally grouped into Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) based on clinical, laboratory, radiological, endoscopic, and histological criteria. However, inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU) is used when there are clinical and endoscopic signs of chronic colitis without specific features of UC or CD but features of both. Conjecture exists regarding IBDU, especially in children, as to whether it represents a unique childhood phenotype or whether it reflects the difficulties in assigning an IBD subtype at an early age. SUMMARY: This review examines the current understanding of pediatric IBDU and assesses the evidence supporting IBDU as a distinctive disease entity on the spectrum of inflammatory bowel disease. KEY MESSAGES: Pediatric-onset IBDU is more common than adult-onset IBDU. Therefore, an understanding of IBDU in this age group assumes more importance. However, there remains a paucity of information and a lack of exclusive longitudinal studies on pediatric IBDU. Subsequently there is significant disparity in the reported prevalence, clinical course, reclassification trends, and treatment responses around pediatric IBDU. Therefore, it remains challenging to chart the natural history of pediatric IBDU and consequently form an accurate understanding of where pediatric IBDU sits on the spectrum of disease.

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Crohn's diseaseDisease classificationInflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bowel disease unclassifiedUlcerative colitis

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PMID31559261
PMCPMC6751433

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