background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is identified by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of organic etiology. premature ejaculation is the most common male sexual disorder. we aimed to evaluate the frequency of premature ejaculation disorders in patients with ibs referred to a gastrointestinal clinic in rafsanjan, iran, in 2012. materials and methods: of all th...

Mild Wolf–Hirschhorn Phenotype in a Girl With Unbalanced t(4p;12p) Translocation Without Seizures Cinzia Galasso,* Adriana Lo-Castro, Nadia El-Malhany, Marcella Zollino, Marina Murdolo, Daniela Orteschi, Maria Luisa Manca Bitti, and Paolo Curatolo Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, ‘‘Tor Vergata’’ University of Rome, Rome, Italy Department of Medical Genetics, Catholic Univer...

(1)I.A.C. – C.N.R., Via del Policlinico, 137 , I-00161 Rome, Italy [email protected] (2)I.T.I.A. – C.N.R., Via del Politecnico 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy [email protected] (3)Centro Interdip. “Vito Volterra” – Univ. of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via di Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy – [email protected] (4)Dip. Informatica Sistemi e Produzione – Univ. of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via del ...

BACKGROUND There are few effective drugs for pediatric functional constipation (FC). OBJECTIVES Comparing the effectiveness of Cassia fistula's emulsion (CFE) with Polyethylene glycol (PEG4000) in FC; and evaluation of safety of both drugs in the treatment of FC. MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomized open label, prospective, controlled, parallel-group clinical trial was carried on 109 children...

Hyppolite K. Tchidjou, Nicola Cotugno, Giuseppe Pontrelli, Emma C. Manno, Luana Coltella, De Vito Rita, Stefania Baldassari, Vittorio Colizzi, Paolo Rossi, Maria C. Lucchetti, Stefania Bernardi University Department of Pediatrics (DPUO), “Bambino Gesù” Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy; Chair of Pediatrics, Department of Public Health University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Unit of Microbio...

Constipation is a common paediatric problem, but its prevalence in Asia is unknown. A cross-sectional survey using a previously validated, self-administered questionnaire was conducted in randomly selected children aged 10-16 years, in five randomly selected schools in Sri Lanka. Two schools were in Eastern Province, which has been affected by the separatist war. Constipation was defined using ...

The Rome IV Committee introduced a major change in the classification of functional gastrointestinal disorders, proposing a more restrictive definition of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It was suggested that hypersensitive esophagus (HE) may sit more firmly within the functional realm. It was suggested that GERD diagnosis should be based upon abnormal acid exposure time (AET) only, imp...

M. Bozzali, G. Parker, L. Serra, R. Perri, F. Giubilei, C. Marra, C. Caltagirone, and M. Cercignani Neuroimaging Laboratory, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy, Imaging Science & Biomedical Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical and Behavioural Neurology, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy, Department of Neurology, II Faculty of Medicine, “Sa...

AV, PG, GF, SB Dept. of Internal Medicine-PTV University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, MB, FA, GN Dept. of Biopathology and Diagnostic Imaging University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, RM, GV Dept. of Urology University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, GC, AF, SB CASPURRome, AD Dept. of Biology University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, GF Santa Lucia Foundation-IRCSS, Rome, SB Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital-IRCSS, Rome-Italy...