Risk factors for gallstones and kidney stones in a cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gallstones and kidney stones are known complications of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Risk factors have been insufficiently studied and explanatory studies date back up to 30 years. It remains unclear, whether improved treatment options also influenced risk factors for these complications.

Objectives

Identifying risk factors for gallstones and kidney stones in IBD patients.

Methods

Using data from the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study we assessed associations of diseases characteristics with gallstones and kidney stones in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.

Results

Out of 2323 IBD patients, 104 (7.8%) Crohn's disease (CD) and 38 (3.8%) ulcerative colitis (UC) patients were diagnosed with gallstones. Significant

SUBMITTER: Fagagnini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638235 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature