Dear Editor, 1 The Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases in Shahid Beheshti Medical University (Iran) designed a cross-sectional household survey conducted from May 2006 to December 2007 in Tehran province, which aimed to find the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and Functional disorders using Rome III criteria (1, 2). A total of 18180 adult persons drawn up randomly...

OBJECTIVE To assess prevalence of dyspepsia and distribution of dyspepsia and frequent dyspepsia in subgroups of adults (20 years and older) according to their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out comprising 3,934 subjects living in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, from October 1999 to January 2000. Data was collected through...

The upper gastrointestinal tract is one part of the digestive system where tremendous innovations and advancements in knowledge have been recorded in the last several decades. The discovery of Helicobacter pylori by Warren and Marshal in 1983 and the introduction of Rome process for the classification, diagnosis and management of functional gastrointestinal disorders in 1990 set the stage for a...

background celiac disease occurs primarily in whites of northern european ancestry. previous beliefs about epidemiology of celiac disease in iran has changed after recent studies on the disease. the aim of this study is to find the frequency of celiac disease among patients with irritable bowel syndrome. materials and methods during one-year period (2006-07), patients with irritable bowel syndr...

M. Rebuzzi, F. Fasano, V. Vinicola, G. Hagberg, M. Di Mario, B. Maraviglia, and S. Capuani Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Rome, Italy, CNR-INFM SOFT, Rome, Rome, Italy, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Rome, Italy, Rehabilitation Hospital, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Rome, Italy, Neuroimaging laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Rome, Italy, Radiology, IRCCS S...

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 ...