... in the corpus. In Japan, AIG has garnered increasing attention owing to the recent decline in Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection rates, leading to the proposal of diagnostic criteria. These criteria encompass serological test results, endoscopic findings, and histological findings, emphasizing the need...

... in which clinical symptoms of intestinal obstruction appear without mechanical cause. No clear diagnostic criteria have been established; therefore, we proposed diagnostic criteria to facilitate the diagnosis of this rare disease and aim to evaluate their usefulness and validity. Materials and Methods...

.... Methods: Hundred secondary-care IBS patients were assessed for their conformity to these criteria. Forty-eight hospital specialists and 68 GPs were asked about their knowledge and utilization of these criteria. Results: Seventy-three percent of IBS patients met Rome II diagnostic criteria with 82 and 94...