[Disaccharidase deficiency and functional bowel diseases].

Aim: To elucidate the role of intestinal carbohydrases (glucoamylase, maltase, sucrose, and lactase) in the etiology and pathogenesis of functional bowel diseases (FBD).

Subjects And Methods: 74 patients (36 men and 38 women) aged 18 to 50 years with FBD were examined. According to Rome IV criteria (2016), there was diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in 21 patients, functional diarrhea (FD) in 33, constipation-predominant IBS in 6, functional constipation (FC) in 4, and mixed IBS in 10.

[Efficacy of adalimumab for Crohn's disease in real clinical practice].

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab (ADA) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) treated at the Department of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Moscow Clinical Research and Practical Center, and to determine the predictors of a therapy response.

Subjects And Methods: All the patients with CD treated with ADA were followed up for at least 6 months or until the drug was discontinued. Therapeutic effectiveness was evaluated at 4 weeks and 6 months after the initiation of treatment and at the end of a follow-up.

[Celiac disease detection rate in gastroenterological patients].

Aim: To determine celiac disease detection rate in patients with digestive disease.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 318 gastroenterological patients admitted to be treated at the Central Research Institute of Gastroenterology in September to October 2012 were examined. The patients' age was 18 to 74 years (mean 51.

[Diffuse esophageal spasm: difficulties of diagnosis and treatment].

The article describes the diffuse esophageal spasm which is not amenable to conservative treatment.