[Interpretation of some hot topics in consensus on diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in China(2012)].

ABSTRACT

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become a common ailment in China in the past decade. At present, the level of diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in China still falls behind Western countries, while the incidence increases rapidly. Chinese IBD Working Group made a new consensus on diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in 2012. This article is to interpret some key issues in the consensus.