Crohn's disease in the over-60 age group: a population based study.

Objectives: Late-onset Crohn's disease (CD) may show a distinctive pattern of expression. The aim of our study was to describe the incidence or presentation of CD in the elderly and compare the outcomes in patients < 60 years or > or = 60 years at diagnosis.

Methods: The study included a population based inception cohort of all incident CD cases diagnosed in Brittany (France) between 1994 and 1997.