Seiji Futagami, Takaomi Kessoku, Yuki Kasai, Takuma Higurashi, Atsushi Nakajima, Shuhei Agawa, Hiroshi Yamawaki, Ken Nakamura, Mayu Habiro, Rie Kawawa, Nobue Ueki, Sakura Higashida, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamato, Takatsugu Yamamoto, Yusuke Takasaki, Koichi Ito, Mariko Hojo, Hiroyuki Isayama, Norio Motoda, Ryuji Ohashi, Kewin Tien Ho Siah, Carissa Kahmun Ng, Kok-Ann Gwee
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Some patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders exhibit pancreatic dysfunctions and pancreatic enzyme abnormalities. Thus, we aimed to clarify whether significant differences in clinical characteristics, prevalence of pancreatic enzyme abnormalities, duodenal inflammation, and protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) expression levels related to hypersensitivity exist between functional dyspepsia (FD) alone and FD-irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) overlap group. METHODS: Ninety-three patients based on the Rome IV criteria, FD alone (n = 44) and FD overlapped with IBS (n = 49) group were enrolled...
June 6, 2023: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology