MALT IN DYSPEPSIA.

Overlap in Patients With Dyspepsia/Functional Dyspepsia

Patients with dyspepsia/functional dyspepsia (FD) show frequent overlapping of other gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, such as irri-table bowel syndrome, and non-GI diseases, in addition to internal subgroup overlapping. These overlap patients have more frequent or more severe symptoms, poorer health-related quality of life and higher somatization scores, and they are more like-ly to experience a...

EUS in MALT lymphoma.

Psychological Distress in Dyspepsia Markku Pajala Psychological Distress in Dyspepsia

Dyspepsia affects a quarter of the population annually. Most of them have a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID), eg. functional dyspepsia (FD) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There is a great deal of evidence on the association between psychological factors, eg. anxiety and depression, and FGIDs. It is uncertain if 1) psychological factors cause dyspepsia, 2) dyspepsia causes psychol...

DYSPEPSIA MANAGEMENT Approaches to uninvestigated dyspepsia

Uninvestigated dyspepsia refers to patients with new or recurrent dyspeptic symptoms in whom no investigations have previously been undertaken. These patients are much more likely to present in primary than in secondary care. It is particularly important to be able to offer effective symptom relief to support the explanation, reassurance, and advice provided to patients, and low dose or standar...

Pancreatic Dyspepsia: A Place for Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dyspepsia*

Dyspepsia refers to a condition of impaired digestion which has a yearly incidence of approximately 1%, and the prevalence of around 20-30%. Although the etiology of dyspepsia varies, an organic cause is found in only 40% of the patients. In the differential diagnosis of dyspepsia, cardiac, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and intestinal disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease can be eliminated...