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Term: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2011-01-26
Definition:
A group of disorders characterized by inflammation of intestines (i.e., the intestines become red and swollen). The most common inflammatory bowel diseases are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract but most commonly occurs in the ileum (the area where the small and large intestine meet). Colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine that is caused by many different disease processes, including acute and chronic infections, primary inflammatory disorders (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis, lymphocytic and collagenous colitis), lack of blood flow (ischemic colitis), and history of radiation to the large bowel. See
MedlinePlus® - Health Topics - Crohn's Disease
and
MedlinePlus® - Health Topics - Ulcerative Colitis
for more information.
MCHP has used the following codes to identify IBD: ICD-9-CM: 555 or 556 and ICD-10-CA: K50 or K51.
Related concepts
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE) Procedures
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Defining in Administrative Data
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Defining in Administrative Data
Related terms
- Celiac Disease
- Colectomy (Large Bowel Resection)
- Diverticulosis
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE) Procedures
- ICD-9-CM
- International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
References
- Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Chateau D, Walld R. Sex Differences in Health Status, Health Care Use, and Quality of Care: A Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
- Raymond C, Metge C, Alessi-Severini S, Dahl M, Schultz J, Guenette W. Pharmaceutical Use in Manitoba: Opportunities to Optimize Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] (View)
Term used in
- Bernstein CN, Blanchard JF, Metge C, Yogendran M. Does the use of 5-aminosalicylates in inflammatory bowel disease prevent the development of colorectal cancer? Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98(12):2784-2788. [Abstract] (View)
- Bernstein CN, Blanchard JF, Metge C, Yogendran M. The association between corticosteroid use and development of fractures among IBD patients in a population-based database. Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98(8):1797-1801. [Abstract] (View)
- Lix LM, Singh H, Derksen S, Sirski M, McCulloch S. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE) Utilization in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2021. [Report] [Additional Materials] (View)
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