Giovanni Barbara, Cesare Cremon, Massimo Bellini, Maura Corsetti, Giovanni Di Nardo, Francesca Falangone, Lorenzo Fuccio, Francesca Galeazzi, Paola Iovino, Giovanni Sarnelli, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Annamaria Staiano, Cristina Stasi, Cesare Tosetti, Rossella Turco, Enzo Ubaldi, Rocco Maurizio Zagari, Letizia Zenzeri, Giovanni Marasco
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder of gut-brain interaction. IBS is still associated with areas of uncertainties, especially regarding the optimal diagnostic work-up and the more appropriate management. Experts from 7 Italian Societies conducted a Delphi consensus with literature summary and voting process on 27 statements. Recommendations and quality of evidence were evaluated using the grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Consensus was defined as >80% agreement and reached for all statements...
February 2023: Digestive and Liver Disease