Irritable bowel syndrome: what do the new Rome IV diagnostic guidelines mean for patient management?

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Apr;11(4):281-283. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1292130. Epub 2017 Feb 22.
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Keywords: IBS with mixed bowel habits; Irritable bowel syndrome; Rome IV criteria; clinical trial design; prevalence of IBS; validation.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Decision Support Techniques*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Humans
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / complications
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / therapy
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Severity of Illness Index