Kristine Allin

BACKGROUND: Prevention of postoperative recurrence (POR) in Crohn’s disease (CD) after ileo-colonic (IC) resection is still a highly debated topic. Prophylactic immunosuppression after surgery is currently recommended in presence of at least one clinical risk factor (RF)…

Specific pollutants and environmental exposures are implicated in modulating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) risk. Crohn’s disease (CD) clustering has been reported in agricultural areas…

The strongest independent risk factor for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a family history with IBD. The early life, including the intra-uterine period, is critical for immune system maturation and therefore, exposures during early life can influence IBD risk…