The sphincter of Oddi disorder (SOD) has been a controversial subject for many years, about which a lot has been written. However, new findings mainly using Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM) demonstrate the fact of this diagnostic. SOD is just a part of a larger pathology, the tfunctional gastrointestinal disorders, which have been recon...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the role of psychosocial problems and their associations with rotating shift work in the development of functional gastrointestinal disorders. METHODS In this cross-sectional observation study, survey was administered to nurses and nurse assistants in a referral hospital. In addi-tion to demographic questions, subjects were asked to com...

BACKGROUND In acromegaly, the gastrointestinal system is under the influence of excessive growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-I). Increased bowel length and delayed transit time may cause functional disturbance of the bowel. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the frequency of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in cases with acromegaly. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twe...

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OBJECTIVE The study begins by analysing the psychometric properties of the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Short Form (NDI-SF), before moving on to study quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and the psychopathological features that underlie the disorder in three groups of subjects: patients with eating disorders (ED), psychiatric patients (non-ED), and a group of students, all of w...

BACKGROUND/AIMS There are no available data about the relationship between ghrelin gene genotypes and early phase of gastric emptying in functional dyspepsia (FD) as defined by Rome III classification. METHODS We enrolled 74 patients presenting with typical symptoms of FD and 64 healthy volunteers. Gastric motility was evaluated using the 13C-acetate breath test. We used Rome III criteria to ...

BACKGROUND Some patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) have symptoms of constipation, but bowel function in PWS has never been systematically evaluated. The aim of the present study was to describe colorectal function in PWS by means of validated techniques. METHODS Twenty-one patients with PWS (14 women, age 17-47 (median = 32)) were evaluated with the Rome III constipation criteria, stoo...

Inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa are commonly observed in Japanese patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). However, detailed data regarding the relationship between the genetic regulatory factors of inflammation and FD are not available. CD14 is an important mediator of the inflammatory response in the first line of host defense by recognition of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We aimed to...

B. Basile, A. Bassi, G. Calcagnini, P. Cortelli, C. Caltagirone, and M. Bozzali Neuroimaging Laboratory, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy, Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy, Department of Technology and Health, Italian Institute of Health, Rome, Italy, Department of Neurological Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Department of ...

Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, St. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 87, 00152 Rome, Italy Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Rome ‘Sapienza’ — St. Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 87, 00152 Rome, Italy Department of Cardiac...