Phenotype and natural history of elderly onset inflammatory bowel disease: a multicentre, case-control study.
Miriam MañosaM CalafatR de FranciscoC GarcíaM J CasanovaP HuelínM CalvoJoan ToscaL Fernández-SalazarC ArajolY ZabanaG BastidaJ HinojosaL MárquezM Barreiro-de-AcostaXavier Calvet CalvoD MonfortM R Gómez-GarciaE RodríguezJ M HuguetM Rojas-FeriaD HerviasR AtienzaD BusquetsE ZapataC DueñasM CharroF J Martínez-CerezoR PlazaJ M VázquezFrancisco Javier García-AlonsoF CañeteE CabréEugeni Domènechnull nullPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)
Elderly onset IBD shows specific characteristics and they are managed differently, with a lower use of immunosuppressants and a higher rate of surgery in UC.