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Prevalence and impact of self-reported irritable bowel symptoms in the general population (2018)
Journal Article
Van den Houte, K., Carbone, F., Pannemans, J., Corsetti, M., Fischler, B., Piessevaux, H., & Tack, J. (2019). Prevalence and impact of self-reported irritable bowel symptoms in the general population. United European Gastroenterology Journal, 7(2), 307-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640618821804

Background and aims The symptom-based diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have recently been revised in the Rome IV consensus. On the other hand, with rising public awareness of IBS, self-diagnosis and self-management is also incr... Read More about Prevalence and impact of self-reported irritable bowel symptoms in the general population.

Will MRI of gastrointestinal function parallel the clinical success of cine cardiac MRI? (2018)
Journal Article
Hoad, C., Clarke, C., Marciani, L., Graves, M. J., & Corsetti, M. (2018). Will MRI of gastrointestinal function parallel the clinical success of cine cardiac MRI?. British Journal of Radiology, 92(1093), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180433

Cine cardiac MRI is generally accepted as the “gold-standard” for functional myocardial assessment. It only took a few years after the development of commercial MRI systems for functional cardiac imaging to be developed, with electrocardiogram (ECG)-... Read More about Will MRI of gastrointestinal function parallel the clinical success of cine cardiac MRI?.

Opioid receptors in the GI tract: targets for treatment of both diarrhea and constipation in functional bowel disorders? (2018)
Journal Article
Pannemans, J., & Corsetti, M. (2018). Opioid receptors in the GI tract: targets for treatment of both diarrhea and constipation in functional bowel disorders?. Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 43, 53-58. doi:10.1016/j.coph.2018.08.008

Opioids have been used for centuries, mostly as a sedative and to treat pain. Currently, they are used on a global scale for the treatment of acute and chronic pain in diseases as osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and low back pain. Binding of opioids on... Read More about Opioid receptors in the GI tract: targets for treatment of both diarrhea and constipation in functional bowel disorders?.

Rome Foundation Working Team Report on Post-Infection Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2018)
Journal Article
Barbara, G., Grover, M., Bercik, P., Corsetti, M., Ghoshal, U. C., Ohman, L., & Rajili?-Stojanovi?, M. (2019). Rome Foundation Working Team Report on Post-Infection Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterology, 156(1), 46-58.e7. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.011

Background & Aims: The existence of postinfection irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) has been substantiated by epidemiology studies conducted in diverse geographic and clinical settings. However, the available evidence has not been well summarized, an... Read More about Rome Foundation Working Team Report on Post-Infection Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

When all seems lost: management of refractory constipation—Surgery, rectal irrigation, percutaneous endoscopic colostomy, and more (2018)
Journal Article
Wilkinson-Smith, V., Bharucha, A. E., Emmanuel, A., Knowles, C., Yiannakou, Y., & Corsetti, M. (2018). When all seems lost: management of refractory constipation—Surgery, rectal irrigation, percutaneous endoscopic colostomy, and more. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 30(5), Article e13352. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.13352

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd While the pharmacological armamentarium for chronic constipation has expanded over the past few years, a substantial proportion of constipated patients do not respond to these medications. This review summarizes the pha... Read More about When all seems lost: management of refractory constipation—Surgery, rectal irrigation, percutaneous endoscopic colostomy, and more.