Retrospective analysis of hospital admissions of @entity1 with @entity31 and XXXX from semi-rural and rural regions in the Department of Gastroenterology in Lublin between 2000- 2006.

@entity1 @entity31 @entity30 @entity29
@entity29 ( @entity29 ), comprising of @entity31 and @entity30 ( @entity30 ), are chronic relapsing disorders of unknown etiology. The environmental factors in addition to genetic predisposition are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. @entity29 was found to be more common in urban areas than in the rural environment. So far, there have been no reports of the frequency of @entity29 in Polish rural regions. The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of @entity29 in @entity1 from semi-rural and rural regions hospitalized in the Department of Gastroenterology of the Medical University of Lublin between 2000-2006. METHODS: A retrospective systematic search of clinical records, identifying cases of @entity29 . RESULTS: In the 2000-2006 period of the study, 727 cases of @entity29 were recorded, of which 334 (46 % ) originated from semi-rural and rural regions. UC accounted for 69.2 % (231 @entity1 ) while @entity30 for 30.8 % (103 @entity1 ). The total number of @entity1 with @entity29 was higher in the last 3 years (435 @entity1 ), compared to 2000-2003 (292 @entity1 ). Demographic data, clinical presentation and the location of the disease in @entity1 with @entity29 from rural and semi-rural regions are similar to @entity1 from urban communities. CONCLUSION: The rise in hospital admission rates of @entity1 with UC and @entity30 from rural and semi-rural regions confirms the observation of an increasing incidence of @entity29 in areas, where these diseases were less common in the past.
