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Friedman S, Nielsen J, Qvist N, Knudsen T, Kjeldsen J, Sønnichsen-Dreehsen AS, Nørgård BM. Does Surgery Before Pregnancy in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increase the Risk of Adverse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes? A Danish National Cohort Study. Am J Gastroenterol 2024:00000434-990000000-01048. [PMID: 38376076 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Up to 15% of women with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) undergo bowel surgery before pregnancy, and there is little data on pregnancy outcomes in this population. We aimed to assess maternal/fetal outcomes in women with CD or UC who underwent surgeries before pregnancy. METHODS In this nationwide study, we included all pregnancies in women with CD or UC from 1997 to 2022 and examined 6 categories of CD and UC surgeries before pregnancy. We used multilevel logistic regression to compute crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the risk of pregnancy and offspring complications in women who did, vs did not, undergo surgery before pregnancy. RESULTS There were 833 UC and 3,150 CD pregnancies with prior surgery and 12,883 UC and CD 6,972 pregnancies without surgery. For UC, prior surgery was associated with Cesarian section (C-section) (ileoanal pouch: aOR: 20.03 [95% CI 10.33-38.83]; functional ileostomy: aOR:8.55 [6.10-11.98]; diverting ileostomy: aOR: 38.96 [17.05-89.01]) and preterm birth (aOR: 2.25 [1.48-3.75]; 3.25 [2.31-4.59]; and 2.17 [1.17-4.00]) respectively. For CD and prior intestinal surgery, the risks of C-section (aOR: 1.94 [1.66-2.27]), preterm birth (aOR: 1.30 [1.04-1.61]), and low 5-minute Apgar (aOR: 1.95 [95% CI 1.07-3.54]) increased and premature rupture of membranes (aOR: 0.68 [0.52-0.89]) decreased. For CD with only prior perianal surgery, the risk of C-section (aOR: 3.02 [2.31-3.95]) increased and risk of gestational hypertension/preeclampsia/eclampsia (aOR: 0.52 [0.30-0.89]) decreased. DISCUSSION Providers should be aware there is an increased likelihood of C-section and certain perinatal complications in patients with CD or UC surgery before pregnancy.
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- Sonia Friedman
- Gastroenterology Division, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Hospital of Southwest Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
- Esbjerg Hospital, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Gastroenterology Division, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Brondfield MN, Mahadevan U. Inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023:10.1038/s41575-023-00758-3. [PMID: 37002407 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-023-00758-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a peak age of diagnosis before the age of 35 years. Concerns about infertility, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and heritability of IBD have influenced decision-making for patients of childbearing age and their care providers. The interplay between the complex physiology in pregnancy and IBD can affect placental development, microbiome composition and responses to therapy. Current evidence has shown that effective disease management, including pre-conception counselling, multidisciplinary care and therapeutic agents to minimize disease activity, can improve pregnancy outcomes. This Review outlines the management of IBD in pregnancy and the safety of IBD therapies, including novel agents, with regard to both maternal and fetal health. The vast majority of IBD therapies can be used with low risk during pregnancy and lactation without substantial effects on neonatal outcomes.
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- Max N Brondfield
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Laube R, Selinger CP, Seow CH, Christensen B, Flanagan E, Kennedy D, Mountifield R, Seeho S, Shand A, Williams AJ, Leong RW. Australian inflammatory bowel disease consensus statements for preconception, pregnancy and breast feeding. Gut 2023; 72:1040-1053. [PMID: 36944479 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-329304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Because pregnancy outcomes tend to be worse in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in those without, we aimed to update consensus statements that guide the clinical management of pregnancy in patients with IBD. DESIGN A multidisciplinary working group was established to formulate these consensus statements. A modified RAND/UCLA appropriateness method was used, consisting of a literature review, online voting, discussion meeting and a second round of voting. The overall agreement among the delegates and appropriateness of the statement are reported. RESULTS Agreement was reached for 38/39 statements which provide guidance on management of pregnancy in patients with IBD. Most medications can and should be continued throughout pregnancy, except for methotrexate, allopurinol and new small molecules, such as tofacitinib. Due to limited data, no conclusion was reached on the use of tioguanine during pregnancy. Achieving and maintaining IBD remission before conception and throughout pregnancy is crucial to optimise maternofetal outcomes. This requires a multidisciplinary approach to engage patients, allay anxieties and maximise adherence tomedication. Intestinal ultrasound can be used for disease monitoring during pregnancy, and flexible sigmoidoscopy or MRI where clinically necessary. CONCLUSION These consensus statements provide up-to-date, comprehensive recommendations for the management of pregnancy in patients with IBD. This will enable a high standard of care for patients with IBD across all clinical settings.
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- Robyn Laube
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastroenterology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- MotherSafe, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Maternal Foetal Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sturm A, Atreya R, Bettenworth D, Bokemeyer B, Dignaß A, Ehehalt R, Germer C, Grunert PC, Helwig U, Herrlinger K, Kienle P, Kreis ME, Kucharzik T, Langhorst J, Maaser C, Ockenga J, Ott C, Siegmund B, Zeißig S, Stallmach A. Aktualisierte S3-Leitlinie „Diagnostik und Therapie des Morbus Crohn“ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) – August 2021 – AWMF-Registernummer: 021-004. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2022; 60:332-418. [PMID: 35263784 DOI: 10.1055/a-1713-3941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Andreas Sturm
- Klinik für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik 1, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Gastroenterologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Minden, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Chirurgische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin IV (Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie), Universitätsklinikum Jena, Deutschland
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- Internistische Praxengemeinschaft, Oldenburg, Deutschland
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- Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Theresienkrankenhaus und Sankt Hedwig-Klinik GmbH, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Lüneburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Integrative Medizin und Naturheilkunde, Klinikum am Bruderwald, Bamberg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Bremen Mitte - Gesundheit Nord, Bremen, Deutschland
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- Gastroenterologie Facharztzentrum, Regensburg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin IV (Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie), Universitätsklinikum Jena, Deutschland
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Ono M, Matsumoto K, Boku N, Fujii N, Tsuchida Y, Furui T, Harada M, Kanda Y, Kawai A, Miyachi M, Murashima A, Nakayama R, Nishiyama H, Shimizu C, Sugiyama K, Takai Y, Fujio K, Morishige KI, Osuga Y, Suzuki N. Indications for fertility preservation not included in the 2017 Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline for Fertility Preservation in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients treated with gonadal toxicity, including benign diseases. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 27:301-309. [PMID: 34791542 PMCID: PMC8850228 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-02082-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In recent years, local governments in Japan have established a public financial support system for fertility preservation in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer patients. Fertility preservation has become popular for patients with cancers included in the gonadal toxicity risk classification of the 2017 edition of the Guideline for Fertility Preservation in Children, Adolescents and Young Adult Cancer Patients from the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology. However, patients with cancer and non-cancer diseases that are not included in the Guideline's gonadal toxicity risk classification also often receive treatment that may affect fertility, but they are often denied the opportunity of fertility preservation because no public financial support is available for diseases not listed in the Guideline. The national research project proposes including these diseases in the indications and treatment for fertility preservation. Therefore, we cooperated with the Japan Society for Fertility Preservation and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare research group to solicit opinions from experts in each therapeutic area and reviewed the literature and overseas guidelines. This paper summarizes the findings of the project. We believe that it will be an important source of information for clinicians treating patients who need fertility preservation but note that the appropriateness of fertility preservation for the disorders listed in this report needs to be continuously reviewed as medical care advances.
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- Masanori Ono
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
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- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Blood Transfusion, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Maternal Medicine, Center for Maternal-Fetal, Neonatal and Reproductive Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Oncology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Neuro-Oncology Program, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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Laube R, Paramsothy S, Leong RW. Review of pregnancy in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2021; 14:17562848211016242. [PMID: 34046084 PMCID: PMC8135214 DOI: 10.1177/17562848211016242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) frequently affects women of childbearing age and can have implications in pregnancy. Most women with IBD have comparable fertility with women in the general population. Fertility is reduced in women with active disease or previous ileal-pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) surgery and is temporarily reduced in men taking sulfasalazine. Women with IBD have an increased risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age infants and Cesarean section (CS) delivery, however, no increased risk of congenital abnormalities. These adverse outcomes are particularly prevalent for women with active IBD compared with those with quiescent disease. Conception should occur during disease remission to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes and reduce the risk of disease exacerbations during pregnancy. Pre-conception counseling is therefore pertinent to provide patient education, medication review for risk of teratogenicity and objective disease assessment. Most medications are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, with the exception of methotrexate, ciclosporin, allopurinol and tofacitinib. Delivery modality should be guided by obstetric factors in most cases; however, CS is recommended for women with active perianal disease and can be considered for women with inactive perianal disease or IPAA. In conclusion, most women with IBD have uncomplicated pregnancies. Active IBD is the predominant predictor of poor outcomes and disease exacerbations; therefore, maintenance of disease remission during and before pregnancy is crucial.
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- Robyn Laube
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW 2137, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Leung KK, Tandon P, Govardhanam V, Maxwell C, Huang V. The Risk of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes With Maternal Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 27:550-562. [PMID: 32469057 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be at increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine pooled incidences and risk factors for these outcomes. METHODS Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched through May 2019 for studies reporting adverse neonatal outcomes in IBD. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. RESULTS The pooled incidence of preterm birth, low birth weight, congenital anomalies, and infants transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit was 8.6% (95% CI, 7.0%-10.1%), 8.9% (95% CI, 7.3%-10.5%), 2.1% (95% CI, 1.6%-2.6%), and 4.9% (95% CI, 2.9%-6.9), respectively. Compared with healthy controls, patients with IBD were more likely to deliver infants with low birth weight (<2500 grams; OR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.16-6.66) and infants admitted to the intensive care unit (OR, 3.33; 95% CI, 1.83-6.05). Patients with Crohn's disease had an increased incidence of congenital anomalies (OR, 3.03; 95% CI, 1.43-6.42). Among IBD patients, active disease was associated with increased incidence of preterm birth (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.21-3.51), low birth weight (OR, 2.96; 95% CI, 1.54-5.70), and small for gestational age (OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.18-5.83). Antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) use during pregnancy was associated with an increased incidence of neonatal intensive care unit admission (OR, 2.42; 95% CI, 1.31-4.45) and low birth weight (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.01-2.35). CONCLUSIONS Patients with IBD, particularly with active disease or requiring anti-TNF therapy, may be at increased risk of developing adverse neonatal outcomes.
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- Kristel K Leung
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Nakase H, Uchino M, Shinzaki S, Matsuura M, Matsuoka K, Kobayashi T, Saruta M, Hirai F, Hata K, Hiraoka S, Esaki M, Sugimoto K, Fuji T, Watanabe K, Nakamura S, Inoue N, Itoh T, Naganuma M, Hisamatsu T, Watanabe M, Miwa H, Enomoto N, Shimosegawa T, Koike K. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease 2020. J Gastroenterol 2021; 56:489-526. [PMID: 33885977 PMCID: PMC8137635 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-021-01784-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for chronic or remitting/relapsing inflammatory diseases of the intestinal tract and generally refers to ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Since 1950, the number of patients with IBD in Japan has been increasing. The etiology of IBD remains unclear; however, recent research data indicate that the pathophysiology of IBD involves abnormalities in disease susceptibility genes, environmental factors and intestinal bacteria. The elucidation of the mechanism of IBD has facilitated therapeutic development. UC and CD display heterogeneity in inflammatory and symptomatic burden between patients and within individuals over time. Optimal management depends on the understanding and tailoring of evidence-based interventions by physicians. In 2020, seventeen IBD experts of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology revised the previous guidelines for IBD management published in 2016. This English version was produced and modified based on the existing updated guidelines in Japanese. The Clinical Questions (CQs) of the previous guidelines were completely revised and categorized as follows: Background Questions (BQs), CQs, and Future Research Questions (FRQs). The guideline was composed of a total of 69 questions: 39 BQs, 15 CQs, and 15 FRQs. The overall quality of the evidence for each CQ was determined by assessing it with reference to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach, and the strength of the recommendation was determined by the Delphi consensus process. Comprehensive up-to-date guidance for on-site physicians is provided regarding indications for proceeding with the diagnosis and treatment.
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- Hiroshi Nakase
- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan ,grid.263171.00000 0001 0691 0855Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuoku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease”, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004 Japan
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Lee S, Crowe M, Seow CH, Kotze PG, Kaplan GG, Metcalfe A, Ricciuto A, Benchimol EI, Kuenzig ME. Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Has Unclear Impact on Female Fertility: A Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Review. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2020; 4:115-124. [PMID: 34056529 PMCID: PMC8158647 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaa010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background and Aims Surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may impair female fertility. We conducted a systematic review to determine the risk of infertility and pregnancy outcomes in women with IBD who underwent surgery. Methods We identified studies evaluating the impact of IBD surgery on infertility and pregnancy outcomes. Risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled when data were presented using contingency tables. Odds ratios (OR) were pooled when raw numbers were not provided. GRADE was used to evaluate the certainty of evidence. Results Sixteen observational studies were included, comparing women with and without surgery, open and laparoscopic surgery and before and after surgery. All studies were of low quality. The effect of surgery on infertility at 12 months (RR 5.45, 95% CI 0.41 to 72.57) was uncertain. Similarly, the fertility effects of laparoscopic versus open surgery method were unclear (RR 0.70, 95% CI 0.38 to 1.27). The impact of IBD surgery on pregnancy outcomes should be interpreted with caution. Surgery was associated with miscarriage (OR 2.03, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.60), use of assisted reproductive technologies (RR 25.09, 95% CI 1.56 to 403.76) and caesarean section (RR 2.23, 95% CI 1.00 to 4.95), but not with stillbirth (RR 1.96, 95% CI 0.42 to 9.18), preterm birth (RR 1.91, 95% CI 0.67 to 5.48), low birth weight (RR 0.61, 95% CI 0.08 to 4.83) or small for gestational age (RR 2.54, 95% CI 0.80 to 8.01). Conclusion The effect of surgical therapy for IBD on rates of female infertility and pregnancy-related outcomes was uncertain due to poor quality of existing literature.
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- Sangmin Lee
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- IBD Outpatients Clinic, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Bengtson MB, Haugen M, Brantsæter AL, Aamodt G, Vatn MH. Intake of dairy protein during pregnancy in IBD and risk of SGA in a Norwegian population-based mother and child cohort. BMC Gastroenterol 2020; 20:28. [PMID: 32013916 PMCID: PMC6998088 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-020-1182-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) tend to avoid dairy products to minimize abdominal pain and diarrhea. The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of protein from dairy sources (PPDS) in mothers with and without IBD, and to explore the impact of PPDS on inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG) or small for gestational age (SGA) in IBD compared to non-IBD in the population-based Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). METHODS MoBa includes about 95,000 pregnant women recruited throughout Norway from 1999 to 2008. IBD phenotype and complications during pregnancy and delivery were ascertained. This study included 148 mothers with Crohn disease (CD) and 194 with ulcerative colitis and 68,858 non-IBD mothers. In mid-pregnancy participants answered a comprehensive semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire assessing diet since the start of pregnancy. PPDS was ranked in quartiles. The two lowest quartiles were merged and considered to represent the lowest of three PPDS groups. We used logistic regression analyses to model multivariate associations, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS The risk of belonging to the lowest PPDS group was twice as high in IBD mothers compared to non-IBD mothers (aOR = 2.02, 95% CI: 1.53, 2.67). Low compared to high PPDS strongly predicted inadequate GWG in CD (aOR = 4.22, 95% CI: 1.28, 13.92). Surprisingly, and in opposition to the non-IBD mothers, PPDS was positively associated with the risk of SGA in IBD mothers. IBD mother with low PPDS was associated with significantly lower risk of SGA than non-IBD mothers and IBD mothers with high PPDS (aOR = 0.19, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.50). The interaction term IBD/PPDS was the factor that linked SGA to IBD compared to non-IBD, and increased the association between IBD and SGA with a factor of three. CONCLUSION This study shows that intake of dairy products is lower in IBD mothers than in non-IBD mothers, and further, that low intake of dairy products in IBD mothers is associated with reduced risk of SGA compared to non-IBD and IBD mothers with high PPDS.
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- May-Bente Bengtson
- EpiGen-Institute, Faculty Division Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
- Medical Department, Vestfold Hospital Trust, P.O. Box 2168, 3103, Tønsberg, Norway.
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- Division of Infection Control and Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Exposure and Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 222-Skøyen, 0213, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Infection Control and Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Exposure and Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 222-Skøyen, 0213, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Public Health Science, LANDSAM, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- EpiGen-Institute, Faculty Division Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Tandon P, Govardhanam V, Leung K, Maxwell C, Huang V. Systematic review with meta-analysis: risk of adverse pregnancy-related outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020; 51:320-333. [PMID: 31912546 DOI: 10.1111/apt.15587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on pregnancy-related outcomes remains unknown. AIM To determine the risk of adverse maternal, placental and obstetric outcomes in IBD METHODS: We searched Medline, Embase and Cochrane library through May 2019 for studies reporting adverse maternal, placental and obstetric outcomes in patients with IBD. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for these outcomes in patients with IBD compared to healthy controls. RESULTS Fifty-three studies were included (7917 IBD pregnancies and 3253 healthy control pregnancies). Caesarean delivery was more common in patients with IBD compared to healthy controls (OR 1.79, 95% CI, 1.16-2.77). This remained significant for UC (OR 1.80, 95% CI, 1.21-2.90) but not CD (OR 1.48, 95% CI, 0.94-2.34). Similarly, gestational diabetes occurred more commonly in IBD (OR 2.96, 95% CI, 1.47-5.98). The incidences of placental diseases were 2.0% (95% CI, 0.9%-3.1%) for pre-eclampsia, 3.3% (95% CI, 0%-7.2%) for placental abruption, 0.5% (95% CI, 0.2%-0.9%) for placenta previa and 0.3% (95% CI, 0%-0.5%) for chorioamnionitis. Patients with IBD were more likely to experience preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (OR 12.10, 95% CI, 2.15-67.98), but not early pregnancy loss (OR 1.63, 95% CI 0.49-5.43). Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy was not associated with chorioamnionitis (OR 1.12, 95% CI, 0.16-7.67), early pregnancy loss (OR 1.49, 95% CI, 0.83-2.64) or placenta previa (OR 1.58, 95% CI, 0.30-8.47). CONCLUSIONS Gestational diabetes and preterm prelabour rupture of membranes occurs more commonly in patients with IBD, although the incidence of placental diseases remains low.
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- Parul Tandon
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kim YH, Pfaller B, Marson A, Yim HW, Huang V, Ito S. The risk of venous thromboembolism in women with inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17309. [PMID: 31568016 PMCID: PMC6756775 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are independent risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Nevertheless, the optimal VTE prevention strategy for women with IBD in pregnancy and postpartum period has not been established yet. We assessed VTE risks during pregnancy and the postpartum period in women with IBD through systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic searches were conducted in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CENTRAL (Ovid), and Web of Science (Tomson Reuters) from the database inception till May 2017 to identify relevant studies reporting the risk of VTE during pregnancy and/or the postpartum period in women with IBD. Random effect meta-analyses were performed to compare VTE-related outcomes between women with IBD and without IBD. Our protocol was registered: CRD 42017060199 in the PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews.In the analysis of 5 studies reviewed, IBD population (n = 17,636) had a significantly increased risk of VTE during pregnancy (pooled risk ratio (RR) 2.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.66-2.73) and postpartum (RR 2.61, 95% CI 1.84-3.69), comparing to the non-IBD population (n = 11,251,778). According to the location of VTE, the risk of deep vein thrombosis increased significantly by RR of 2.74 (95% CI 1.73-4.36) during pregnancy, whilst risk increase of pulmonary embolism was not statistically significant. In the subgroup analysis, the degree of VTE risk was higher in both periods in the UC group than in the CD group, as compared to that in the non-IBD population (UC group, during pregnancy: RR 2.24, 95% CI 1.6-3.11; postpartum period: RR 2.85, 95% CI 1.79-4.52).Significantly increased risks of VTE during pregnancy were found in the women with IBD, according to the periods and type of IBD, which might support a detailed strategy regarding administration of prophylactic anticoagulants to women with IBD.
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- Yeon Hee Kim
- Department of Obstetrics And Gynecology
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology Pregnancy in IBD Program, Mount Sinai Hospital University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
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Lee S, Crowe M, Seow CH, Kotze PG, Kaplan GG, Metcalfe A, Ricciuto A, Benchimol EI, Kuenzig ME. The impact of surgical therapies for inflammatory bowel disease on female fertility. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 7:CD012711. [PMID: 31334846 PMCID: PMC6647933 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012711.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may require surgery, which may result in higher risk of infertility. Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal anal pouch anastomosis (IPAA) may increase infertility, but the degree to which IPAA affects infertility remains unclear, and the impact of other surgical interventions on infertility is unknown. OBJECTIVES Primary objective• To determine the effects of surgical interventions for IBD on female infertility.Secondary objectives• To evaluate the impact of surgical interventions on the need for assisted reproductive technology (ART), time to pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity, mode of delivery (spontaneous vaginal, instrumental vaginal, or Caesarean section), infant requirement for resuscitation and neonatal intensive care, low and very low birth weight, small for gestational age, antenatal and postpartum hemorrhage, retained placenta, postpartum depression, gestational diabetes, and gestational hypertension/preeclampsia. SEARCH METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, and the Cochrane IBD Group Specialized Register from inception to September 27, 2018, to identify relevant studies. We also searched references of relevant articles, conference abstracts, grey literature, and trials registers. SELECTION CRITERIA We included observational studies that compared women of reproductive age (≥ 12 years of age) who underwent surgery to women with IBD who had a different type of surgery or no surgery (i.e. treated medically). We also included studies comparing women before and after surgery. Any type of IBD-related surgery was permitted. Infertility was defined as an inability to become pregnant following 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Infertility at 6, 18, and 24 months was included as a secondary outcome. We excluded studies that included women without IBD and those comparing women with IBD to women without IBD.. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently screened studies and extracted data. We used the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale to assess bias and GRADE to assess the overall certainty of evidence. We calculated the pooled risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) using random-effects models. When individual studies reported odds ratios (ORs) and did not provide raw numbers, we pooled ORs instead. MAIN RESULTS We identified 16 observational studies for inclusion. Ten studies were included in meta-analyses, of which nine compared women with and without a previous IBD-related surgery and the other compared women with open and laparoscopic IPAA. Of the ten studies included in meta-analyses, four evaluated infertility, one evaluated ART, and seven reported on pregnancy-related outcomes. Seven studies in which women were compared before and after colectomy and/or IPAA were summarized qualitatively, of which five included a comparison of infertility, three included the use of ART, and three included other pregnancy-related outcomes. One study included a comparison of women with and without IPAA, as well as before and after IPAA, and was therefore included in both the meta-analysis and the qualitative summary. All studies were at high risk of bias for at least two domains.We are very uncertain of the effect of IBD surgery on infertility at 12 months (RR 5.45, 95% CI 0.41 to 72.57; 114 participants; 2 studies) and at 24 months (RR 3.59, 95% CI 1.32 to 9.73; 190 participants; 1 study). Infertility was lower in women who received laparoscopic surgery compared to open restorative proctocolectomy at 12 months (RR 0.70, 95% CI 0.38 to 1.27; 37 participants; 1 study).We are very uncertain of the effect of IBD surgery on pregnancy-related outcomes, including miscarriage (OR 2.03, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.60; 776 pregnancies; 5 studies), use of ART (RR 25.09, 95% CI 1.56 to 403.76; 106 participants; 1 study), delivery via Caesarean section (RR 2.23, 95% CI 1.00 to 4.95; 20 pregnancies; 1 study), stillbirth (RR 1.96, 95% CI 0.42 to 9.18; 246 pregnancies; 3 studies), preterm birth (RR 1.91, 95% CI 0.67 to 5.48; 194 pregnancies; 3 studies), low birth weight (RR 0.61, 95% CI 0.08 to 4.83), and small for gestational age (RR 2.54, 95% CI 0.80 to 8.01; 65 pregnancies; 1 study).Studies comparing infertility before and after IBD-related surgery reported numerically higher rates of infertility at six months (before: 1/5, 20.0%; after: 9/15, 60.0%; 1 study), at 12 months (before: 68/327, 20.8%; after: 239/377, 63.4%; 5 studies), and at 24 months (before: 14/89, 15.7%; after: 115/164, 70.1%; 2 studies); use of ART (before: 5.3% to 42.2%; after: 30.3% to 34.3%; proportions varied across studies due to differences in which women were identified as at risk of using ART); and delivery via Caesarean section (before: 8/73, 11.0%; after: 36/75, 48.0%; 2 studies). In addition, women had a longer time to conception after surgery (two to five months; 2 studies) than before surgery (5 to 16 months; 2 studies). The proportions of women experiencing miscarriage (before: 19/123, 15.4%; after: 21/134, 15.7%; 3 studies) and stillbirth (before: 2/38, 5.3%; after: 3/80: 3.8%; 2 studies) were similar before and after surgery. Fewer women experienced gestational diabetes after surgery (before: 3/37, 8.1%; after: 0/37; 1 study), and the risk of preeclampsia was similar before and after surgery (before: 2/37, 5.4%; after: 0/37; 1 study). We are very uncertain of the effects of IBD-related surgery on these outcomes due to poor quality evidence, including confounding bias due to increased age of women after surgery.We rated evidence for all outcomes and comparisons as very low quality due to the observational nature of the data, inclusion of small studies with imprecise estimates, and high risk of bias among included studies. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The effect of surgical therapy for IBD on female infertility is uncertain. It is also uncertain if there are any differences in infertility among those undergoing open versus laparoscopic procedures. Previous surgery was associated with higher risk of miscarriage, use of ART, Caesarean section delivery, and giving birth to a low birth weight infant, but was not associated with risk of stillbirth, preterm delivery, or delivery of a small for gestational age infant. These findings are based on very low-quality evidence. As a result, definitive conclusions cannot be made, and future well-designed studies are needed to fully understand the impact of surgery on infertility and pregnancy outcomes.
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- Sangmin Lee
- University of CalgaryCommunity Health SciencesCalgaryABCanada
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- University of OttawaSchool of Epidemiology and Public HealthOttawaONCanada
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- University of CalgaryDepartment of MedicineTRW Building Rm 6D183280 Hospital Drive NWCalgaryABCanadaT2N 4Z6
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- Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR)IBD Outpatients Clinic, Colorectal Surgery UnitCuritibaBrazil
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- University of CalgaryDepartment of MedicineTRW Building Rm 6D183280 Hospital Drive NWCalgaryABCanadaT2N 4Z6
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- University of CalgaryDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & NutritionTorontoONCanada
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- The Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioDivision of Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition401 Smyth RoadOttawaONCanadaK1H 8L1
- University of OttawaDepartment of PediatricsOttawaONCanada
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- The Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioDivision of Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition401 Smyth RoadOttawaONCanadaK1H 8L1
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Mahadevan U, Robinson C, Bernasko N, Boland B, Chambers C, Dubinsky M, Friedman S, Kane S, Manthey J, Sauberan J, Stone J, Jain R. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Clinical Care Pathway: A Report From the American Gastroenterological Association IBD Parenthood Project Working Group. Gastroenterology 2019; 156:1508-1524. [PMID: 30658060 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Uma Mahadevan
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Bon Secours St Francis and Summerville Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Sharp Neonatal Research Institute, San Diego, California
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Mahadevan U, Robinson C, Bernasko N, Boland B, Chambers C, Dubinsky M, Friedman S, Kane S, Manthey J, Sauberan J, Stone J, Jain R. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Clinical Care Pathway: A Report From the American Gastroenterological Association IBD Parenthood Project Working Group. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 220:308-323. [PMID: 30948039 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Uma Mahadevan
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Bon Secours St Francis and Summerville Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Sharp Neonatal Research Institute, San Diego, California
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Mahadevan U, Robinson C, Bernasko N, Boland B, Chambers C, Dubinsky M, Friedman S, Kane S, Manthey J, Sauberan J, Stone J, Jain R. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Clinical Care Pathway: A Report From the American Gastroenterological Association IBD Parenthood Project Working Group. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2019; 25:627-641. [PMID: 30821832 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izz037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Uma Mahadevan
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Bon Secours St Francis and Summerville Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Sharp Neonatal Research Institute, San Diego, California
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Matsuoka K, Kobayashi T, Ueno F, Matsui T, Hirai F, Inoue N, Kato J, Kobayashi K, Kobayashi K, Koganei K, Kunisaki R, Motoya S, Nagahori M, Nakase H, Omata F, Saruta M, Watanabe T, Tanaka T, Kanai T, Noguchi Y, Takahashi KI, Watanabe K, Hibi T, Suzuki Y, Watanabe M, Sugano K, Shimosegawa T. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease. J Gastroenterol 2018; 53:305-353. [PMID: 29429045 PMCID: PMC5847182 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-018-1439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 325] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder involving mainly the intestinal tract, but possibly other gastrointestinal and extraintestinal organs. Although etiology is still uncertain, recent knowledge in pathogenesis has accumulated, and novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have become available for clinical use. Therefore, the previous guidelines were urged to be updated. In 2016, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology revised the previous versions of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in Japanese. A total of 59 clinical questions for 9 categories (1. clinical features of IBD; 2. diagnosis; 3. general consideration in treatment; 4. therapeutic interventions for IBD; 5. treatment of UC; 6. treatment of CD; 7. extraintestinal complications; 8. cancer surveillance; 9. IBD in special situation) were selected, and a literature search was performed for the clinical questions with use of the MEDLINE, Cochrane, and Igaku Chuo Zasshi databases. The guidelines were developed with the basic concept of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Recommendations were made using Delphi rounds. This English version was produced and edited based on the existing updated guidelines in Japanese.
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- Katsuyoshi Matsuoka
- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan.
- Ofuna Central Hospital, 6-2-24 Ofuna, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, 247-0056, Japan.
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan'', The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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Ito A, Iizuka B, Omori T, Nakamura S, Tokushige K. Relationship between the Clinical Course of Ulcerative Colitis during Pregnancy and the Outcomes of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Evaluation. Intern Med 2018; 57:159-164. [PMID: 29033411 PMCID: PMC5820031 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8550-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objective Little information is available on the relationship between the clinical course of ulcerative colitis (UC) and the outcomes of pregnancy and delivery in pregnant Japanese women. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the factors that influence pregnancy and childbirth in middle-aged UC patients. Methods We studied 53 pregnancies in 45 pregnant women with UC who delivered at our department. They included 41 pregnancies that started while in UC remission and 12 pregnancies that started in the UC active phase. The following factors were evaluated: 1) the clinical course of UC; 2) the frequency and details of abnormal pregnancy/abnormal delivery; and 3) the course of pregnancy/delivery. We compared the clinical features, course of UC, and details of treatment between women with a normal pregnancy/delivery and those with an abnormal delivery. Results A comparison of the remission and acute groups showed lower clinical activity indices (CAIs) during pregnancy in the remission group and significantly higher rates of recurrence/exacerbation in the active group (75%) than in the remission group (7.3%). The respective CAIs in the first, second, and third trimesters were 3 and 6, 3 and 5, and 3 and 4, in the remission and active groups, respectively. Live infants were delivered in 51 (96%) pregnancies, with 7 (17%) abnormal pregnancies in the remission group and 4 (33.3%) in the active group (p>0.05). Abnormal delivery occurred in 16 of 53 (30.1%) pregnancies, and the rate was higher in the remission group than in the active group (p>0.05). In both groups, the most common abnormal event during pregnancy was delivery of low-birth-weight infants. Delivery was normal in 37 cases and abnormal in 16 cases. A multivariate analysis showed that a shorter UC disease duration (odds ratio=1.16) and higher CAI in the first trimester (odds ratio=1.49) were associated with an increased risk of abnormal pregnancy. Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that the clinical course of UC, as evaluated by the CAI, during pregnancy influenced the outcome of pregnancy and delivery.
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- Ayumi Ito
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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Use of Thiopurines During Conception and Pregnancy Is Not Associated With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes or Health of Infants at One Year in a Prospective Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 15:1232-1241.e1. [PMID: 28342949 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Most data on the safety of thiopurine therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during pregnancy come from retrospective studies, which makes it difficult to adjust for confounding factors. We performed a prospective cohort study to determine whether thiopurine use affects pregnancy outcomes or health outcomes of children. METHODS We performed a prospective study of all women who visited the IBD preconception outpatient clinic at our tertiary health center in The Netherlands from December 2008 through May 2016. Patients were counseled before pregnancy and seen bimonthly during pregnancy. We collected and analyzed data on medication use, as well as lifestyle and clinical factors, during conception and pregnancy. Pregnancy outcomes (live birth, spontaneous abortion, elective abortion, and stillbirth), birth outcomes (gestational age, birth weight, and congenital abnormalities), and health outcomes of infants 1 year after birth were compared between women who did and did not use a thiopurine during conception and pregnancy. In addition, health outcomes of infants 1 year after birth were compared with infants born to mothers without IBD from the same geographic region. RESULTS Our study comprised 309 women with confirmed IBD (216 with Crohn's disease, 85 with ulcerative colitis, and 8 with IBD unclassified). During the study period, 311 pregnancies of 232 women resulted in a live birth; a thiopurine was used during 108 pregnancies (35%). After correction for diagnosis, fertility treatment, and disease activity, there was no association between thiopurine use and spontaneous abortions. Birth outcomes were similar between women who did and did not use a thiopurine. Among infants 1 year of age, there were no differences in median growth, number of infections, allergies, adverse reactions to vaccinations, or chronic diseases between those born to women who did and did not use a thiopurine or between women with and without IBD. CONCLUSIONS In this prospective cohort study, we found no association between maternal thiopurine use during pregnancy and increased spontaneous abortions, adverse birth outcomes, or adverse health outcomes of infants 1 year after birth.
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Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain, the Hidden Link Between Maternal IBD and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017; 23:1225-1233. [PMID: 28452861 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000001123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are in general prone to weight loss. We explored the risk of inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG), and the impact of GWG on adverse pregnancy outcomes, among mothers with IBD in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). METHODS The MoBa with 95,200 mothers enrolled from 1999 to 2008, comprised 217 mothers with ulcerative colitis and 166 with Crohn's disease. Demographics were ascertained through a basic questionnaire before the first ultrasound visit and an IBD history and disease activity during pregnancy through a questionnaire mailed out in 2013. Inadequate GWG was based on the US Institute of Medicine recommendations. The associations between IBD and inadequate GWG or adverse pregnancy outcomes were explored, adjusted for diabetes, hypertension, smoking, maternal age, education, and disease activity. RESULTS Mothers with Crohn's disease (34.3%) and ulcerative colitis (26.7%) were more frequently exposed to inadequate GWG compared with non-IBD mothers (19.4%) (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.02, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.42-2.86 and aOR = 1.46, 95% CI, 1.04-2.05, respectively). Mothers with IBD with inadequate GWG (exposed) had a 2-fold risk of small for gestational age infants compared with exposed non-IBD mothers (aOR = 1.93, 95% CI, 1.13-3.29). Exposed mothers with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis had a several-fold increased risk of small for gestational age compared with nonexposed IBD mothers (aOR = 4.5, 95% CI, 1.3-16.2, aOR = 5.5, 95% CI, 1.6-18.5). Disease activity was associated with reduced GWG (<13 kg compared with >17.5 kg) (aOR = 3.34, 95% CI, 1.33-8.38). CONCLUSIONS Inadequate GWG should be considered as a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes or as a marker of disease activity.
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BACKGROUND Reasons for the increased incidence of cesarean delivery among women with inflammatory bowel disease remain unclear. We assessed cesarean delivery incidence and factors influencing mode of delivery in women with inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS We performed a 10-year retrospective cohort study of nulliparous women who delivered a singleton infant at our institution. We compared the risk of each mode of delivery in women with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis with women without inflammatory bowel disease. We assessed mode of delivery indications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and whether cesarean deliveries were planned. RESULTS The overall incidence of cesarean delivery among women with Crohn's disease (24/59; 40.7%) was similar to that among women without inflammatory bowel disease (7868/21,805; 36.1%) (risk ratio 1.1 [95% confidence interval, 0.83, 1.5]; P = 0.46), but was increased in the subgroups with active and inactive perianal disease (risk ratio 2.3; P < 0.01). Women with ulcerative colitis had a 1.8-fold increased relative risk of cesarean delivery (41/65; 63.1%) (95% confidence interval, 1.5, 2.1; P < 0.01), with highest incidence in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Forty-nine percent of ulcerative colitis and 66.7% of Crohn's disease cesarean deliveries were unplanned, with only 1 unplanned delivery performed for active inflammatory bowel disease. Most unplanned deliveries were for arrest of descent/dilation and nonreassuring fetal heart tracings. Seventy-five percent of planned cesarean deliveries were for inflammatory bowel disease-related indications. CONCLUSIONS Women with ulcerative colitis and perianal Crohn's disease have an increased incidence of cesarean delivery. At least half of cesarean deliveries are unplanned.
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Poturoglu S, Ormeci AC, Duman AE. Treatment of pregnant women with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7:490-502. [PMID: 27867682 PMCID: PMC5095568 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i4.490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The frequency of diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased in younger populations. For this reason, pregnancy in patients with IBD is a topic of interest, warranting additional focus on disease management during this period. The main objective of this article is to summarize the latest findings and guidelines on the management of potential problems from pregnancy to the breastfeeding stage. Fertility is decreased in patients with active IBD. Disease remission prior to conception will likely decrease the rate of pregnancy-related complications. Most of the drugs used for IBD treatment are safe during both pregnancy and breastfeeding. Two exceptions are methotrexate and thalidomide, which are contraindicated in pregnancy. Anti-tumor necrosis factor agents are not advised during the third trimester as they exhibit increased transplacental transmission and potentially cause immunosuppression in the fetus. Radiological and endoscopic examinations and surgical interventions should be performed only when absolutely necessary. Surgery increases the fetal mortality rate. The delivery method should be determined with consideration of the disease site and presence of progression or flare up. Treatment planning should be a collaborative effort among the gastroenterologist, obstetrician, colorectal surgeon and patient.
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Grimstad F, Krieg S. Immunogenetic contributions to recurrent pregnancy loss. J Assist Reprod Genet 2016; 33:833-47. [PMID: 27169601 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0720-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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While sporadic pregnancy loss is common, occurring in 15 % of pregnancies, recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) impacts approximately 5 % of couples. Though multiple causes are known (including structural, hormonal, infectious, autoimmune, and thrombophilic causes), after evaluation, roughly half of all cases remain unexplained. The idiopathic RPL cases pose a challenging therapeutic dilemma in addition to incurring much physical and emotional morbidity. Immunogenetic causes have been postulated to contribute to these cases of RPL. Natural Killer cell, T cell expression pattern changes in the endometrium have both been shown in patients with RPL. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and cytokine allelic variations have also been studied as etiologies for RPL. Some of the results have been promising, however the studies are small and have not yet put forth outcomes that would change our current diagnosis and management of RPL. Larger database studies are needed with stricter control criteria before reasonable conclusions can be drawn.
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- Frances Grimstad
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas, 3901 Rainbow Blvd MS 2028, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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Komoto S, Motoya S, Nishiwaki Y, Matsui T, Kunisaki R, Matsuoka K, Yoshimura N, Kagaya T, Naganuma M, Hida N, Watanabe M, Hibi T, Suzuki Y, Miura S, Hokari R. Pregnancy outcome in women with inflammatory bowel disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor and/or thiopurine therapy: a multicenter study from Japan. Intest Res 2016; 14:139-45. [PMID: 27175114 PMCID: PMC4863047 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2016.14.2.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background/Aims Anti-tumor necrosis factor drugs (anti-TNF) and thiopurines are important treatment options in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including during pregnancy. However, there are limited data on the benefit/risk profile of anti-TNF and thiopurines during pregnancy in Asia. The aim of this study was to analyze pregnancy outcomes of female Japanese IBD patients treated with anti-TNF and/or thiopurines. Methods This cross-sectional study assessed pregnancy outcomes in 72 women with IBD. Pregnancy outcomes were compared among 31 pregnancies without exposure to infliximab (IFX), adalimumab (ADA), or thiopurines; 24 pregnancies with exposure to anti-TNF treatment (23 IFX, 1 ADA); 7 pregnancies with exposure to thiopurines alone; and 10 pregnancies with exposure to both IFX and thiopurines. Results Thirty-five of the 41 pregnancies (85.3%) that were exposed to anti-TNF treatment and/or thiopurines resulted in live births after a median gestational period of 38 weeks. Of the 35 live births, 3 involved premature deliveries; 7, low birth weight; and 1, a congenital abnormality. There were 6 spontaneous abortions in pregnancies that were exposed to anti-TNF treatment (17.7%). Pregnancy outcomes among the 4 groups were similar, except for the rate of spontaneous abortions (P =0.037). Conclusions Exposure to anti-TNF treatment or thiopurines during pregnancy was not related to a higher incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Japanese IBD patients except for spontaneous abortion.
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- Shunsuke Komoto
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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- IBD Center, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- IBD Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of IBD, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of IBD, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal medicine, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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Nguyen GC, Seow CH, Maxwell C, Huang V, Leung Y, Jones J, Leontiadis GI, Tse F, Mahadevan U, van der Woude CJ. The Toronto Consensus Statements for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy. Gastroenterology 2016; 150:734-757.e1. [PMID: 26688268 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) poses a particular challenge during pregnancy because the health of both the mother and the fetus must be considered. METHODS A systematic literature search identified studies on the management of IBD during pregnancy. The quality of evidence and strength of recommendations were rated using the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. RESULTS Consensus was reached on 29 of the 30 recommendations considered. Preconception counseling and access to specialist care are paramount in optimizing disease management. In general, women on 5-ASA, thiopurine, or anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) monotherapy for maintenance should continue therapy throughout pregnancy. Discontinuation of anti-TNF therapy or switching from combination therapy to monotherapy may be considered in very select low-risk patients. Women who have a mild to moderate disease flare while on optimized 5-ASA or thiopurine therapy should be managed with systemic corticosteroid or anti-TNF therapy, and those with a corticosteroid-resistant flare should start anti-TNF therapy. Endoscopy or urgent surgery should not be delayed during pregnancy if indicated. Decisions regarding cesarean delivery should be based on obstetric considerations and not the diagnosis of IBD alone, with the exception of women with active perianal Crohn's disease. With the exception of methotrexate, the use of medications for IBD should not influence the decision to breast-feed and vice versa. Live vaccinations are not recommended within the first 6 months of life in the offspring of women who were on anti-TNF therapy during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Optimal management of IBD before and during pregnancy is essential to achieving favorable maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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- Geoffrey C Nguyen
- Mount Sinai Hospital Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Departments of Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Dai M, Jin L, Xiong YM, Xu WT, Zheng GR. Pregnancy related problems in inflammatory bowel disease. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2016; 24:382-389. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v24.i3.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often affects the young population and is prominent in the reproductive phase of their lives. Women with IBD often experience activation or flare during pregnancy and delivery, which complicates the patients' conditions. The important effects of IBD on pregnancy outcome and the potential need for medical or surgical interventions raise concerns about pregnancy issues. Questions about fertility, pregnancy and breast feeding are often asked by patients. The aim of this review is to discuss fertility and pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease and the safety of drugs during pregnancy and lactation. We recommend that clinicians guide patients to eliminate fear, plan conception during stable remission, and accept the individual treatment with the minimum risk, in order to obtain a good pregnancy outcome.
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FERTILIDAD Y EMBARAZO EN PACIENTES CON ENFERMEDADES INFLAMATORIAS INTESTINALES. REVISTA MÉDICA CLÍNICA LAS CONDES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmclc.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Khan N, Asim H, Lichtenstein GR. Safety of anti-TNF therapy in inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2015; 13:1699-708. [PMID: 25406728 DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2014.973399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The highest incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is seen between the second and fourth decades of life, which is the most fertile age for women. Increased disease activity has been shown to effect female fertility and pregnancy outcomes, stressing the need for drugs that can safely induce and maintain clinical remission without harming either the mother or fetus. AREAS COVERED Anti-TNF-α agents have been shown to be effective in both inducing and maintaining remission among IBD patients. This review highlights the results of previous studies conducted on pregnant women who were exposed to anti-TNF-α agents during the course of their pregnancy. The drugs reviewed include infliximab (IFX), adalimumab (ADA), certolizumab pegol (CZP) and golimumab (GMB). Of > 200 articles reviewed, 105 were included in the manuscript based on relevance. The keywords used were anti-TNF, infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab, golimumab, biologics, pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease. EXPERT OPINION Anti-TNF agents have been studied extensively during pregnancy from the early case reports to the more recent prospective Pregnancy in IBD and Neonatal Outcomes study. A comprehensive review of the literature has shown that biologics can be safely used during pregnancy. In view of this safety data, it is recommended to maintain therapy during pregnancy.
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- Nabeel Khan
- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology , Philadelphia, PA , USA
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Puri A, Bharadwaj V, Sachdeva S. Extent of disease is a major outcome predictor in patients with ulcerative colitis and pregnancy. Indian J Gastroenterol 2015; 34:108-11. [PMID: 25895048 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-015-0542-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There exists a two-way interaction between pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) wherein pregnancy may influence disease activity of the underlying IBD, and conversely, the status of the disease may have a direct effect on the outcome of pregnancy. Disease activity at the time of conception is considered the major determinant of the outcome of pregnancy. We evaluated the effect of disease extent on the outcome of pregnancy. METHODS Forty-three females with ulcerative colitis and coexisting pregnancy were studied over a 4-year period from January 2010 to December 2013. Patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the extent of the disease determined prior to the onset of the pregnancy. Group I (n = 22) comprised of patients with pancolitis, whereas group II (n = 21) had disease limited to the splenic flexure. The following information regarding the outcome of the pregnancy or spontaneous abortion was obtained after informed consent: place of delivery (home or hospital), gestational length, mode of delivery, birth weight, congenital anomalies, drug treatment, compliance, and relapse during pregnancy if any. Data were compared between the two groups. RESULTS Females with pancolitis had a mean age of 25.1 years with a disease duration of 4.2 years which was similar to patients in group II who had a mean age of 25.2 years and disease duration of 4 years (p = ns for both). Females in group I had a significantly higher rate of spontaneous abortions (n = 5 [23 %]), preterm delivery (n = 8 [36 %]), and low birth weight (n = 11 [50 %]) than patients in group II (0 [0 %], 1 [5 %], and 3 [14 %], respectively; p-values being <0.04, <0.02, and <0.02, respectively). Frequency of Caesarean section in group I and group II was 45 % and 19 %, respectively (p = 0.06). Frequency of disease relapse was higher in group I compared to group II (11 [50 %] vs. 3 [14 %], p < 0.02). None of the newborns in either group were detected to have any major congenital anomaly. On multivariate analysis using logistic regression, disease extent was the only independent predictor of adverse obstetrical outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that disease extent is a major determinant of the outcome of pregnancy in patients with ulcerative colitis. Patients with pancolitis may be at a higher risk of obstetric complications of ulcerative colitis vs. those with limited disease.
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- Amarender Puri
- Department of Gastroenterology, G B Pant Hospital, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi, 110 002, India,
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van der Woude C, Ardizzone S, Bengtson M, Fiorino G, Fraser G, Katsanos K, Kolacek S, Juillerat P, Mulders A, Pedersen N, Selinger C, Sebastian S, Sturm A, Zelinkova Z, Magro F. The second European evidenced-based consensus on reproduction and pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis 2015; 9:107-24. [PMID: 25602023 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jju006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Trying to conceive and being pregnant is an emotional period for those involved. In the majority of patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, maintenance therapy is required during pregnancy to control the disease, and disease control might necessitate introduction of new drugs during a vulnerable period. In this updated consensus on the reproduction and pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease reproductive issues including fertility, the safety of drugs during pregnancy and lactation are discussed.
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- C.J. van der Woude
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, ‘Luigi Sacco’ University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, IBD Center, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Italy
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- eIBD Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center and University of Tel-Aviv, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University and Medical School of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Children’s Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb University Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterological Unit, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James’ University Hospital Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals and Hull & York Medical School, Hull, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Hospital Waldfriede, Berlin, Germany
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- Gastroenterology Unit, 5th Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- MedInUP, Center for Drug Discovery and Innovative Medicines, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
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Schulze H, Esters P, Dignass A. Review article: the management of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis during pregnancy and lactation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014; 40:991-1008. [PMID: 25200000 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) commonly affect young patients in the reproductive phase of their lives. The chronic and relapsing nature of IBD and the potential need for medical or surgical interventions raise concerns about family planning issues. AIM To review the current knowledge on IBD management in pregnant and nursing IBD patients. METHODS A PubMed literature search was performed using the search terms 'reproduction' and 'inflammatory bowel disease' and using the headers and main subjects of each section of this article as search terms. RESULTS Male and female fertility are not impaired in the majority of IBD patients. In IBD patients with quiescent disease pregnancy outcomes are not impaired in comparison to the general population, however, an increased incidence of pregnancy complications is observed in active IBD patients. As methotrexate (MTX) has been demonstrated to be teratogenic, the use of MTX is contraindicated in patients, who wish to conceive, throughout pregnancy and when nursing. However, normal pregnancies following MTX treatment at conception and later have been reported. Most of the other currently approved IBD medications are not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and may be used to maintain quiescent disease or to induce a rapid remission in patients with flares and active disease. Breast-feeding in IBD patients is possible and recommended. CONCLUSIONS The overall outcome of pregnancies in IBD patients is favourable and not different to healthy controls, thus patients with IBD should not be discouraged from having children.
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- Department of Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Oncology and Nutrition, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Khan N, Asim H, Lichtenstein GR. Safety of anti-TNF therapy in inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2014. [DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2015.973399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Yarur A, Kane SV. Update on pregnancy and breastfeeding in the era of biologics. Dig Liver Dis 2013; 45:787-94. [PMID: 23474350 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic conditions that frequently affect patients during their childbearing years. Considering the characteristics of disease and the medications used to treat it, several issues arise in the care of these patients when they attempt or achieve conception. We review the most current evidence concerning fertility and pregnancy outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. With the exception of those women who undergo pelvic surgery, patients with inflammatory bowel diseases have no decreased fertility. Sulfasalazine decreases fertility in men. When looking at obstetrical outcomes, active disease at conception is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery and low birth weight. While most medications used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases are low risk, some precautions need to be taken and the risk-to-benefit ratio needs to be considered on an individualized basis. In general, aminosalicylates and thiopurines should be continued, but methotrexate is contraindicated. Anti-tumour necrosis factor agents are considered safe to continue but full monoclonal antibodies do cross the placenta. As a general rule, the it is important to counsel women that conception is optimal when disease is in remission, as adverse obstetrical outcomes are directly associated with disease activity. Clinicians need to educate patients before, during and after conception, emphasizing treatment compliance.
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- Andres Yarur
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, USA
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Nielsen OH, Loftus Jr EV, Jess T. Safety of TNF-α inhibitors during IBD pregnancy: a systematic review. BMC Med 2013; 11:174. [PMID: 23902720 PMCID: PMC3734216 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors are increasingly being used in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Because this chronic intestinal disorder often affects women of fertile age, it is essential to assess the effect of biologics on pregnancy outcome. METHODS We performed a systematic review of the English-language literature to investigate if treatment with TNF-α blockers during pregnancy in women with IBD increases the risk of spontaneous abortions, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight, congenital malformations, or risk of infections in the offspring. Of 552 articles and abstracts reviewed, 58 articles or abstracts with unique content were identified and included in this systematic review. However, most presentations were case reports or case series supplied by a limited number of observational studies. No randomized controlled studies were available. RESULTS TNF-α inhibitors do not seem to affect either outcome of pregnancy in mothers with IBD, or the outcome in the offspring (congenital malformations and immunosuppression). Further, recent data have not identified any increased risk of infections in the first year of life in the offspring of mothers who received biologics, even in combination with immunomodulators (thiopurines). CONCLUSIONS From the present systematic review, no association was found between administration of TNF inhibitors for IBD during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcome or congenital abnormalities. Further, no increased relative risk of infections has been reported in the first year of life in offspring of mothers who received biologics. Biologics should be discontinued during pregnancy solely if the IBD is in remission using the same stopping criteria as for patients with IBD in general, as uncontrolled activity of IBD may expose the mother and child to a risk greater than those only potentially coming from the use of TNF-α inhibitors. In such cases, inoculation of the offspring with live vaccines is contraindicated until the biologic agent is no longer detectable in the child's circulation.
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- Ole Haagen Nielsen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Section, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institute, National Health Surveillance and Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ujihara M, Ando T, Ishiguro K, Maeda O, Watanabe O, Hirayama Y, Morise K, Maeda K, Matsushita M, Miyahara R, Ohmiya N, Nishio Y, Yamaguchi T, Haruta JI, Ina K, Goto H. Importance of appropriate pharmaceutical management in pregnant women with ulcerative colitis. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:210. [PMID: 23706098 PMCID: PMC3680032 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) often occurs in women of childbearing age. Compared to Western countries, however, few studies have investigated the impact of UC on the progress of pregnancy in Asian populations. Methods We retrospectively examined 91 pregnancies in 64 patients with UC experienced at our hospital and related institutions from 1991 to 2011, focusing on the relationship between the progression of UC during pregnancy, progress of the pregnancy itself, and the treatment of UC. Results In 80 of 91 pregnancies the patient had already been diagnosed with UC at the time she became pregnant, of whom 31 (38.8%) experienced exacerbation during pregnancy. Regarding severity, moderate or severe active-stage disease during pregnancy was seen in 13.7% of those who had been in remission at the onset of pregnancy versus 58.6% of those who had been in the active stage at onset (OR 8.9: 95%CI 3.0~26.4; P<0.01). The incidence of miscarriage or abortion was 9.8% in pregnancies in which UC was in remission at onset versus 31% in those in which it was in the active stage at onset (OR 4.1: 95%CI 1.2~13.9; P=0.02). Among patients, 62.5% were receiving pharmaceutical treatment at onset of pregnancy. Exacerbation during pregnancy occurred in 26.5% of the group who continued to receive the same treatment during pregnancy versus 56.3% of those with a dose decrease or discontinuation after onset (OR 3.6: 95%CI 1.0~12.4; P=0.04). Conclusions UC patients wishing to conceive should do so when in remission and continue appropriate pharmaceutical treatment during pregnancy.
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- Masaki Ujihara
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Naganuma M, Kunisaki R, Yoshimura N, Takeuchi Y, Watanabe M. A prospective analysis of the incidence of and risk factors for opportunistic infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Gastroenterol 2013; 48:595-600. [PMID: 23053426 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-012-0686-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/08/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Immunosuppressants lead to an increased risk of infection, but few prospective studies have assessed the incidence of opportunistic infections in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, a high proportion of whom are treated with immunosuppressants. The aim of this study was to assess the age distribution of Japanese IBD patients with opportunistic infections and the risk factors associated with these infections. METHODS A multicenter, prospective study of 570 IBD patients was conducted. The patients were followed for up to 12 months to identify any new infections. The incidence of opportunistic infections and the age distribution of patients with these infections were analyzed. We carried out a case-control study in which 2 non-infected IBD patients were selected as controls for each case (infected IBD patient); the effect of medications on the infection rate was also examined. RESULTS Fifty-two (9.1 %) of 570 IBD patients developed opportunistic infections. Herpes simplex virus and herpes zoster virus infections were observed in 29 and 16 patients, respectively. No cases of active tuberculosis were observed. The incidence of opportunistic infections in patients aged 50 years or over was significantly higher than that in the other age groups (p = 0.01). The use of steroids (p = 0.02), thiopurine (p < 0.01), and immunosuppressant combination therapy (p < 0.01) was associated with an increased rate of opportunistic infections. However, the use of infliximab was not associated with an increased rate of opportunistic infections (p = 0.62). Multivariate analysis indicated that the use of thiopurine was an independent risk factor for opportunistic infections (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Age ≥50 years and the use of immunosuppressants are risk factors for opportunistic infections in patients with IBD. In our cohort, tuberculosis was not seen as a complication of immunosuppressant therapy.
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- Makoto Naganuma
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
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Naganuma M, Fujii T, Kunisaki R, Yoshimura N, Takazoe M, Takeuchi Y, Saito E, Nagahori M, Asakura K, Takebayashi T, Watanabe M. Incidence and characteristics of the 2009 influenza (H1N1) infections in inflammatory bowel disease patients. J Crohns Colitis 2013; 7:308-13. [PMID: 22819592 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND In 2009, influenza A (H1N1) infections spread worldwide. Because the use of immunomodulators is associated with an increased risk of infection, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who are on immunomodulators might be concerned about H1N1 influenza infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the age distribution and risk factors associated with H1N1 influenza of IBD patients in 2009-2010. METHODS A multicenter, prospective study was conducted, and 570 IBD patients were enrolled. Patients were followed up for 10 months to identify any new infections. The incidence and age distribution of the H1N1 influenza infections were analyzed. IBD patients with H1N1 influenza infections and 2 matched, noninfected IBD patients were selected to assess the effect of specifying the medication on the incidence of infections. RESULTS A total of 38 patients (6.7%) developed H1N1 influenza infections. The incidence of H1N1 influenza infections in patients aged less than 20 years was significantly higher than that among patients in other age groups (p<0.01). The age distribution for H1N1 influenza infections in IBD patients was comparable to those in the general population. No patients needed hospitalization due to influenza infection. A total of 29 patients (76%) recovered from the H1N1 influenza symptoms within 7 days and 20 patients (53%) received antiviral treatment. The percentage of patients who used steroids or thiopurine was comparable between the cases of H1N1 influenza infection and the control group. CONCLUSION Our prospective study showed that younger IBD patients were frequently infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus as well as general population. Admission and fatal cases due to H1N1 influenza infections were not observed.
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- Makoto Naganuma
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Naganuma M, Nagahori M, Fujii T, Morio J, Saito E, Watanabe M. Poor recall of prior exposure to varicella zoster, rubella, measles, or mumps in patients with IBD. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2013; 19:418-22. [PMID: 22605673 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.23027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have measured the levels of antibodies specific for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella zoster/chickenpox viruses in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients undergoing treatment with immunomodulators/biologics. METHODS We prospectively recruited 139 IBD outpatients. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used as the serological tests for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella zoster. We defined anti-rubella IgG < 10 IU/mL, anti-measles IgG < 16 IU/mL, and anti-mumps/varicella zoster IgG <4 IU/mL as seronegative for viruses. We also asked participants about past immunizations against or infections with measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella zoster viruses. RESULTS The proportion of patients with seronegative levels of antibodies specific for varicella zoster, rubella, measles, and mumps viruses was 5%, 30%, 34%, and 37%, respectively. Approximately 40% of the IBD patients did not remember whether they had previously been infected with any of the viruses, and almost one-third of the patients could not remember whether they had previously been vaccinated. Almost 30% of the patients with a past history of rubella or measles did not have seropositive antibody levels. A total of 54% of the patients being treated with immunosuppressant displayed seronegative levels of antibodies specific for at least one of the viruses. CONCLUSIONS Many IBD patients were unaware of whether they had previously been vaccinated against or infected with the viruses causing varicella zoster, rubella, measles, or mumps. Therefore, measuring the current levels of antibodies specific for such viruses is useful for determining whether patients have seropositive antibody levels before immunomodulators/biologics are used for therapy.
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- Makoto Naganuma
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Akbari M, Shah S, Velayos FS, Mahadevan U, Cheifetz AS. Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of thiopurines on birth outcomes from female and male patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2013; 19:15-22. [PMID: 22434610 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.22948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people during their prime reproductive years. The thiopurines (6-mercaptopurine and azathioprine), commonly used for induction and maintenance of remission, are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pregnancy category D, raising concern for fetal risk. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of thiopurine exposure during pregnancy or at the time of conception on three measures of fetal risk in women and men with IBD. METHODS A systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science using a combination of Mesh and text terms was performed to identify studies reporting birth outcomes from IBD women and men exposed to thiopurines within 3 months of conception and/or during pregnancy. A meta-analysis was performed using the random effects model to pool estimates and report odds ratio (OR) for three outcomes in women: low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, and congenital abnormalities and one in men: congenital abnormalities. RESULTS In women with IBD exposed to thiopurines, the pooled ORs for LBW, preterm birth, and congenital abnormalities were 1.01 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.96, 1.06), 1.67 (95% CI 1.26, 2.20), and 1.45 (95% CI 0.99, 2.13), respectively. In men, the pooled OR for congenital abnormality was 1.87 (95% CI 0.67, 5.25). CONCLUSIONS Thiopurine exposure in women with IBD was not associated with LBW or congenital abnormalities, but was associated with preterm birth. Exposure in men at the time of conception was not associated with congenital abnormalities.
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- Mona Akbari
- Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Much research has been done to investigate why the fetus in most pregnancies, in spite of being semi-allogenic, is not rejected by the immune system. Experiments in transgenic mice have suggested that dysfunctions in both the innate immune system (NK cells) and the adaptive immune system (T-cells and T regulatory cells) result in increased fetal loss rate. Many studies have suggested that women with pathological pregnancies such as recurrent miscarriages have signs of generally exaggerated inflammatory immune responses both before and during pregnancy and signs of breakage of tolerance to autoantigens and fetal antigens. In addition, several abnormalities of innate immune responses seem to characterize women with pathological pregnancies. These abnormalities involve disadvantageous interactions between uterine NK cells and HLA-G and HLA-C on the trophoblast that may have pro-inflammatory effects. Also, humoral factors belonging to the innate immune system such as mannose-binding lectin seem to be associated with pregnancy outcome probably by modifying the level of inflammation at the feto-maternal interface. The pro-inflammatory conditions at the feto-maternal interface characterizing pathological pregnancy are suggested to predispose to adaptive immunological processes against alloantigens on the trophoblast that may further increase the risk of pathological pregnancy outcome. The best documented adaptive immune reaction against fetal alloantigens is directed against male-specific minor histocompatibility (HY) antigens. Anti-HY immunity seems to play a role especially in women with secondary recurrent miscarriage.
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Berencsi III G. Fetal and Neonatal Illnesses Caused or Influenced by Maternal Transplacental IgG and/or Therapeutic Antibodies Applied During Pregnancy. MATERNAL FETAL TRANSMISSION OF HUMAN VIRUSES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON TUMORIGENESIS 2012. [PMCID: PMC7121401 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4216-1_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The human fetus is protected by the mother’s antibodies. At the end of the pregnancy, the concentration of maternal antibodies is higher in the cord blood, than in the maternal circulation. Simultaneously, the immune system of the fetus begins to work and from the second trimester, fetal IgM is produced by the fetal immune system specific to microorganisms and antigens passing the maternal-fetal barrier. The same time the fetal immune system has to cope and develop tolerance and TREG cells to the maternal microchimeric cells, latent virus-carrier maternal cells and microorganisms transported through the maternal-fetal barrier. The maternal phenotypic inheritance may hide risks for the newborn, too. Antibody mediated enhancement results in dengue shock syndrome in the first 8 month of age of the baby. A series of pathologic maternal antibodies may elicit neonatal illnesses upon birth usually recovering during the first months of the life of the offspring. Certain antibodies, however, may impair the fetal or neonatal tissues or organs resulting prolonged recovery or initiating prolonged pathological processes of the children. The importance of maternal anti-idiotypic antibodies are believed to prime the fetal immune system with epitopes of etiologic agents infected the mother during her whole life before pregnancy and delivery. The chemotherapeutical and biological substances used for the therapy of the mother will be transcytosed into the fetal body during the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The long series of the therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and conjugates has not been tested systematically yet. The available data are summarised in this chapter. The innate immunity plays an important role in fetal defence. The concentration of interferon is relative high in the placenta. This is probably one reason, why the therapeutic interferon treatment of the mother does not impair the fetal development.
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- György Berencsi III
- , Division of Virology, National Center for Epidemiology, Gyáli Street 2-6, Budapest, 1096 Hungary
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