Advancing early diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: A call for enhanced efforts  

作　　者：Shu-Bei He Bing Hu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology/Medical Engineering Integration Laboratory of Digestive Endoscopy,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610041,Sichuan Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2024年第48期5191-5193,共3页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：The diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is complicated by its nonspecific clinical presentation and the limited accuracy of existing biomarker tests,frequently resulting in significant delays from the time of symptom onset to the achievement of a definitive diagnosis.Thus,improving the early identification of IBD remains a crucial focus for gastroenterologists.Blüthner et al innovatively utilized medical data from German IBD patients to investigate risk factors contri-buting to these diagnostic delays.However,certain methodological limitations in the study have impacted data extraction and interpretation,underscoring the need for more comprehensive analyses to validate these findings.

关 键 词：Diagnostic delay Early identification Inflammatory bowel disease Crohn’s disease Ulcerative colitis 

分 类 号：R574[医药卫生—消化系统]