Examination of competing diagnostic models of functional gastrointestinal disorders related to pain in children

Conclusions & InferencesGI symptoms in children presenting for initial evaluation of chronic functional abdominal pain occur in a pattern consistent with Rome III and IV pediatric criteria. Rome III offers a more parsimonious model. The presence of FD symptoms is strongly, and uniquely, associated with non‐GI symptoms.

Source: Neurogastroenterology and Motility - June 28, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: J. V. Schurman, B. T. Karazsia, C. A. Friesen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research