Classifying Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Authors: F. T. DE DOMBAL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Letters and Corrections1 March 1983Classifying Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseF. T. DE DOMBAL, M.A., M.D.F. T. DE DOMBAL, M.A., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-3-412_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: As chairman of the Research Committee of the World Organisation of Gastro-enterology, I wish to respond to the editorial on classifying inflammatory bowel disease (1). Because most of the editorial relates to philosophical questions, I also will deal with broad issues. Detailed answers to specific questions raised by the editorial have been given elsewhere (2-6).The fundamental question is why classify inflammatory bowel disease at all. As our committee has pointed out over the past 6 years, such a classification has only limited value in terms of fundamental or etiologic research work. On this point the Committee...References1. DWORKENRANSOHOFF HD. Why classify inflammatory bowel disease? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:273-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MYRENBOUCHIERWATKINSONDE DOMBAL JIGF. Inflammatory bowel disease: an O. M.G.E. survey. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1979;14(suppl 56):1-27. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. CLAMPMYRENBOUCHIERWATKINSONDE DOMBAL SJIGF. Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: an international multicentre scoring system. Br Med J. 1982;1:91-5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DE DOMBAL F. Definition of Crohn's disease. In: PENA AS, WETERMAN I, BOOTH CC, eds. Recent Advances in Crohn's Disease. The Hague: Martinius Nijhoff; 1981:3-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. DE DOMBALSTANILANDCLAMP FJS. Geographical variation in disease presentation. Med Decis Making. 1981;1:59-69. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. MYRENCLAMPSOFTLEYBOUCHIERWATKINSONDE DOMBAL JSAIGF. Inflammatory bowel disease: a further report from the O. M.G.E. multi-national study group. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1982. (In press). Google Scholar1. DWORKENRANSOHOFF HD. Why classify inflammatory bowel disease? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:273-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. CLAMPMYRENBOUCHIERWATKINSONDE DOMBAL SJIGF. Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: an international multicentre scoring scoring system. Br Med J. 1982;284:91-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DE DOMBAL F. Definition of Crohn's disease. In: PENA AS, WETERMAN I, BOOTH CC, eds. Recent Advances in Crohn's Disease. The Hague: Martinius Nijhoff; 1981:3-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MYRENCLAMPSOFTLEYBOUCHIERWATKINSONDE DOMBAL JSAIGF. Inflammatory bowel disease: a further report from the O. M.G.E. multi-national study group. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1982. (In press). Google Scholar5. MYRENBOUCHIERWATKINSONDE DOMBAL JIGF. Inflammatory bowel disease: an O. M.G.E. survey. Survey J Gastroenterol. 1979;14(suppl 56):1-27. Google Scholar6. DE DOMBALSTANILANDCLAMP FJS. Geographical variation in disease presentation. Med Decis Making. 1981;1:59-69. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: F. T. DE DOMBAL, M.A., M.D.Affiliations: World Organisation of Gastro-enterology Leeds, England PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1983Volume 98, Issue 3Page: 412-412KeywordsGastroenterology and hepatologyInflammatory bowel disease ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...