Colonic Diseases, Functional
"Colonic Diseases, Functional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Chronic or recurrent colonic disorders without an identifiable structural or biochemical explanation. The widely recognized IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME falls into this category.
| Descriptor ID |
D003109
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.272
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| Concept/Terms |
Colonic Diseases, Functional- Colonic Diseases, Functional
- Functional Colonic Diseases
- Colonic Disease, Functional
- Disease, Functional Colonic
- Diseases, Functional Colonic
- Functional Colonic Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colonic Diseases, Functional" by people in Profiles.
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Fecal lactoferrin is a sensitive and specific marker in identifying intestinal inflammation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jun; 98(6):1309-14.
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Resource utilization associated with irritable bowel syndrome in the United States 1987-1997. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Aug; 47(8):1705-15.
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Emerging treatments for irritable bowel syndrome. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2002 Jan; 3(1):9-21.
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Stereotaxic delivery of corticosterone to the amygdala modulates colonic sensitivity in rats. Brain Res. 2001 Mar 02; 893(1-2):135-42.
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The menstrual cycle and its effect on inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome: a prevalence study. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Oct; 93(10):1867-72.
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Cigarette smoking in Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 1989 Jan; 84(1):31-3.