BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal symptoms are one of the most common non-motor features of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, a report from Taiwan revealed that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be associated with an increased risk of developing PD; however, the prevalence of IBS in PD patients has not been fully evaluated. Rome III criteria are widely assessed with a questionnaire to determine fu...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common worldwide and cover a wide range of disorders attributable to the gastrointestinal tract that cannot be explained by structural or biochemical abnormalities. The diagnosis of these disorders relies on the symptom-based Rome criteria. In 2016 the Rome criteria were revised for infants/toddlers and for children and adolescents. In this revi...

CONTEXT Many individuals experience lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms, most commonly attributable to functional conditions. These individuals are frequently diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on their symptoms; however, some may require additional testing or referral to specialists before this diagnosis is made. OBJECTIVE To systematically review the literature of the acc...

Skeletal injuries in the emergency: mistakes and overlooking G. Baumgartner*, S. Pelle, D. Longo, M. Almberger, P. Braidotti, E. Sacco UOD Ortopedia d’Urgenza, Policlinico Umberto I (Rome, IT); Dipartimento Scienze Anatomiche Istologiche Medico-Legali e dell’Apparato Locomotore, Università degli Studi di Roma ‘‘La Sapienza’’ (Rome, IT); UOC Radiologia Generale e d’Urgenza, Policlinico Umberto I...

Background: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) entail several distinct conditions that collectively account for a sizeable proportion of patients complaining of abdominal pain. Physicians’ awareness is fundamental to avoid unnecessary evaluations and to alleviate stress-related problems. This study aimed to assess the relative frequencies of FGIDs and related categories in a se...

PURPOSE Overactive bladder (OAB) is a manifestation of urgency, regardless of urge incontinence, due to involuntary bladder contraction during the storage period. There is a close association between constipation and OAB, but constipation cannot be readily diagnosed. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of constipation in OAB and the consequent therapeutic effects according to...

objective: previous studies have shown that up to 50% to 70% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) who seek treatment have psychiatric comorbidity. the aim of this study was to report the history of anxiety and depression in ibs patients. methods: the study, designed as a cross-sectional, was performed in a consecutive sample of individuals diagnosed with ibs in the gastroenterology c...

We aimed to evaluate general features of children with chronic constipation and classified them according to the Iowa criteria and Rome II criteria in order to analyze applicability of these criteria in our population. The medical records of 485 children who were referred for chronic constipation over a six-year period were evaluated retrospectively. We found that 7.7% of the cases had an organ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic relapsing disorder of the gastrointestinal function, the main features of which are abdominal pain or discomfort and an alteration of bowel habit. IBS has a complex, multifactorial etiology and is recognised as the most common disorder diagnosed by gastroenterologists; it is also very commonly encountered in primary care practice. Consequently, it has...