Progress in the Diagnosis and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic disease caused by chronic activation and inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract. Effectively induction and maintenance of disease remission and prevention of complications are the most important therapeutic goals in the IBD management. Recent advancement has provided new insights into the diagnosis and treatment option for patient with IBD. This review was aimed to present an overview of the current expanding knowledge about IBD diagnosis and management, including diagnostic and evaluation tools, such as genetic test, biochemical surrogate markers of activity, endoscopic techniques and radiological modalities, and therapeutic progress, which encompass medical, endoscopic and surgical interventions. With a better understanding of new information concerning IBD diagnosis and management will lead to the development of increasingly effective and individualized pharmacological treatment modality for IBD patients. Niu X1* 1Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, PR China *Corresponding author: Xiaoyin Niu, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, 280 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai 200025, PR China, Email: [email protected] Published Date: March 10, 2016 Gr up SM