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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2016; 22(34): 7735-7741
Published online Sep 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i34.7735
Inflammatory bowel disease and airway diseases
Maria Vutcovici, Paul Brassard, Alain Bitton
Maria Vutcovici, Alain Bitton, Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada
Paul Brassard, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec H3A 1A1, Canada
Paul Brassard, Alain Bitton, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Québec H3G 1Y6, Canada
Author contributions: Vutcovici M, Brassard P and Bitton A contributed equally to the conception and design of the manuscript; Vutcovici M conducted the literature review and drafted the manuscript; Bitton A and Brassard P contributed to the critical revision and editing; all authors approved the final version.
Supported by Financial support for this study was provided through internal funding from the McGill University Health Centre.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors has any conflict of interest to declare.
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Correspondence to: Maria Vutcovici, MD, MSc, Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue D16-125, Montreal, Québec H3G 1A4, Canada. maria.vutcovici@mail.mcgill.ca
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Received: March 24, 2016
Peer-review started: March 25, 2016
First decision: May 12, 2016
Revised: June 14, 2016
Accepted: July 6, 2016
Article in press: July 6, 2016
Published online: September 14, 2016
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Core tip: Recent evidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occurrence among patients with airway diseases and the higher than estimated prevalence of subclinical airway injuries among IBD patients support the hypothesis of a two-way association between these conditions. Future research efforts should be directed toward further exploration of this association, as airway diseases are highly prevalent conditions with a substantial public health impact.