内容简介：
This volume contains the proceedings of the 76th Falk Symposium held in Estoril, Portugal, May 5-7, 1994, and presents an aetiopathogenesis-based approach to clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic developments in inflammatory bowel disease. The first section deals with the first results of a prospective epidemiological study in the EEC countries, while subsequent sections cover: the important factors responsible for IBD; diagnosis; controversies in clinical management; and insights into therapy, and difficult clinical problems. The book closes with an overview of the knowledge as well as future perspectives regarding diagnosis and treatment. It should be of interest to all clinicians and researchers in this area of gastroenterology.