Renal insufficiency in patients with Crohn's disease

Background and Aim: Patients with Crohn's Disease (CD) may develop renal insufficiency. The aim of this study was to analyze the reasons for the risk of renal insufficiency in CD patients. Patients and Methods: Among the 1500 patients of our tertiary center for CD we found eight patients (four female, four male; median age at diagnosis of CD: 33.5 years, range: 19 to 57; median duration at of CD at the time of onset of renal insufficiency: 21.5 years, range: 15 to 26; median age at diagnosis of renal insufficiency: 60.5 years, range: 39 to 73) suffering from renal impairment with permanently elevated creatinine…