"Functional dyspepsia is one of the most common
functional gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. Although the condition
does not affect life expectancy, it can have a marked influence on
quality of life, and is associated with a high economic burden; an
estimated US$1 billion per year is spent on the management of functional
dyspepsia in the USA alone. This comprehensive Focus issue from Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
contains seven Reviews that have been specially commissioned to cover
key themes in functional dyspepsia. Experts from around the world
provide up-to-date overviews of the most important topics in the field,
including the influence of dietary, lifestyle and psychosocial factors,
relevance of Helicobacter pylori infection, overlap with GERD,
changes in gastrointestinal tract structure and function, symptom
pattern and validity of the Rome III criteria, as well as current and
emerging treatment options."
For the bunch of papers, please go here.
For the bunch of papers, please go here.
