Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Peripheral Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, affecting about 10 to 20% of the population in developed countries. The mechanisms underlying the symptoms of this condition are poorly understood. Considered initially as the consequence of abnormal gut motility, visceral hypersensitivity, psychosocial factors and brain-gut axis dysfunction, IBS is now acknowledged as a multifactorial disorder.

The ankle-brachial index-a classification of the patient education websites.

The authors present a classification of the most important types of online resources regarding the ankle-brachial index, for patients with peripheral arterial disease and other interested people (websites of national institutes, universities of medicine, regional hospitals, medical societies and associations etc).

Chronic thrombotic scarring in patients with acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs.

Unlabelled: Some patients with acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs may present risk factors for recurrent disease.

Aims: To analyze the most important conditions related to recurrent deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs, other than thrombophilias.

Patients And Methods: We examined 88 consecutive patients (47 males-53.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm--online methods of patient education.

The authors present some of the most important online methods of patient education on diagnosis and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (easy-to-read articles, medical journal with patient pages, patient guides, brochures, illustrations, animations, and frequently asked questions).