OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of pathologic gastroesophageal reflux in a group of regurgitant infants attended at Helena Moura Hospital, Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The clinical criteria employed were based on Rome II criteria. METHOD The study design was transversal. The patients were all children of less than 1 year of age with a history of episodes of regurgitation for at ...

IMPORTANCE Recurrent abdominal pain is a prevalent health issue in childhood. Clinical criteria (ie, the Rome criteria) have been established to aid diagnosis. Studies of adults have shown an increased prevalence of celiac disease among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); few data are available with regard to children. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of celiac disease among child...

Published online (EP) 9 April 2013 Ann. Ital. Chir 1 Pervenuto in Redazione Ottobre 2012. Accettato per la pubblicazione Gennaio 2013 Correspondence to: Pasquale Fino M.D., Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University of Rome “ La Sapienza”, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Pantelleria, 35, Scala B, Interno 1/A, 00141, Rome, Italy. (e-mail: [email protected], pasqua...

1 Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy 2 Department of Physical Chemistry,University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Alfonso X El Sabio s/n, 27002 Lugo, Spain 3 Department of Chemistry, University of Costa Rica, San Josè, Costa Rica 4 Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 33C, Cosenza I-87036, Italy *e-mail: l.galantini@...

Objective. To acquire more data about the epidemiologic characteristics of constipation in different kinds of populations in China. Methods. Using "constipation" and "China" as search terms; relevant papers were searched from January 1995 to April 2014. Data on prevalence, gender, diagnostic criteria, geographical area, educational class, age, race, and physician visit results were extracted an...

Traditionally, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has not been regarded as an organic disease, and the pathophysiology of IBS is heterogeneous. Currently, the diagnosis of IBS is based upon the Rome diagnostic criteria. The performance of these criteria is only modest in predicting IBS, and moreover their validation is lacking. Additionally, as functional symptoms are common in the general populati...