Chronic Abdominal Pain-related Childhood Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Based on the Rome III Criteria in Korea / 대한소아소화기영양학회지
Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
; : 111-119, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Chronic abdominal pain is a common complaint encountered in pediatric clinics. This study aimed to investigate chronic functional abdominal pain in Korean children and adolescents by applying the Rome III criteria. METHODS: A prospective study on chronic abdominal pain in 194 patients was conducted between July 2006 and August 2007. The parents of the subjects were asked to respond to a questionnaire based on the Rome III criteria. These responses were evaluated by pediatricians, and subsequently, the patients were clinically evaluated. RESULTS: On the basis of the results of the medical evaluation, 167 of the 194 patients (86.1%) were diagnosed with functional gastrointestinal disorders, i.e., no organic causes of chronic abdominal pain were detected during the medical evaluation. Of these 167 patients, 89.8% of the patients satisfied one of the Rome III criteria, while 10.2% of the patients did not satisfy any of the Rome III criteria for chronic abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (functional dyspepsia, 29.3%; irritable bowel syndrome, 25.7%; abdominal migraine, 7.8%; childhood functional abdominal pain, 27.0%; and childhood functional abdominal pain syndrome, 12.6%). Compared to other symptom subtypes, children with childhood functional abdominal pain experienced an earlier onset and a shorter duration of symptoms. CONCLUSION: The Rome III criteria are more comprehensive; the use of these criteria will provide more accurate information and better diagnoses for children and adolescents with chronic abdominal pain.
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Main subject:
Parents
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Rome
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Abdominal Pain
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Prospective Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Dyspepsia
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
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Korea
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Migraine Disorders
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Year:
2009
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Article