Irritable bowel syndrome: the present view of the problem
Maev, I.V.; Cherëmushkin, C.V.; Sutugina, E.A.; Cherëmushkina, N.V.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 85(8): 95-100
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 24137972 Document Number: 670113
The paper gives an update on irritable bowel syndrome and reveals problems in its classification, pathogenesis, clinical picture, and differential diagnosis. It presents principles in the treatment of patients in the context of evidence-based medicine and proposes a treatment algorithm for the major types of irritable bowel syndrome.