IBD centres in Sweden
6 hospitals with a dedicated service for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Listed alphabetically by city — not ranked.
Gothenburg
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Sahlgrenska University Hospital is one of four designated national highly specialised care (nationell högspecialiserad vård, NHV) centres in Sweden for reconstructive surgery in inflammatory bowel disease. The service treats patients with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or indeterminate colitis who have had the colon and/or rectum removed and wish to restore bowel continuity. About 50 patients a year undergo reconstructive surgery here, and Sahlgrenska is one of only two Swedish centres still constructing new Kock (continent ileostomy) reservoirs.
1 named clinician
Linköping
Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping
Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping runs a dedicated IBD-mottagning at its surgical clinic (Kirurgiska kliniken) for people with inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal fistulas, alongside the gastroenterology clinic (Magtarmmedicinska kliniken), which investigates and treats IBD with an infusion/injection day unit and dietitian support. The surgical IBD service performs bowel resections, stoma operations and pouch reconstruction (pelvic pouch, ileorectal anastomosis and Kock reservoir).
1 named clinician
Malmö
Skånes universitetssjukhus (SUS)
Skånes universitetssjukhus in Malmö provides specialised care for inflammatory bowel disease. Its gastroenterology clinic (Mag- och tarmmottagningen, for patients aged 18 and over) investigates and treats intestinal inflammation such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. SUS Malmö is also one of four hospitals in Sweden designated for national highly specialised care (NHV) in reconstructive IBD surgery, including pelvic pouch for both children and adults after colectomy.
Örebro
Universitetssjukhuset Örebro
The gastroenterology and liver clinic (mag-tarm- och levermottagningen) at Örebro University Hospital diagnoses and monitors patients with confirmed inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It is a hub for inflammatory bowel disease research, running the IBD Home digital home-monitoring service and hosting Professor Jonas Halfvarson's internationally recognised IBD and translational gastroenterology research group.
3 named clinicians
Stockholm
Karolinska University Hospital
Karolinska's Magtarmcentrum runs a dedicated IBD clinic and day-care unit (Mottagning IBD Mag tarm Solna), a specialist clinic that treats patients with inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It delivers multidisciplinary medical and surgical care across two closely collaborating sections — IBD gastroenterology and IBD/GI surgery — with an active IBD research and clinical-trials programme.
3 named clinicians
Uppsala
Akademiska sjukhuset
The gastroenterology section at Akademiska sjukhuset treats a large population of inflammatory bowel disease patients (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) through its Mag-, tarm- och levermottagningen. The service holds regular multidisciplinary IBD rounds with colorectal surgeons to plan care for severe cases, reports outcomes to the Swedish national IBD register (Swibreg), and runs IBD-focused biomarker research led by a gastroenterology specialist.
1 named clinician
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