Hépato-Gastro & Oncologie Digestive
MENUIrritable bowel syndrome at DDW 2009 : highlights Volume 16, issue 5, septembre-octobre 2009
- Key words: irritable bowel syndrome, pathophysiology, treatment
- DOI : 10.1684/hpg.2009.0330
- Page(s) : 351-8
- Published in: 2009
Irritable bowel syndrome is the main functional intestinal disorder. It is responsible for an important use of the healthcare system and high medical expenses. Several questions need to be answered : what is the pathophysiology of the symptoms ? Is there only one IBS or several subtypes and even different diseases ? Who are the IBS patients ? What are the relevant therapeutic options in 2009 ? Are some treatment emerging options ? The aim of this paper is not to be an overview of all the papers presented on this topic during the Digestive Disease Week 2009. It is rather a selection of the main results on epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of IBS during this Congress in order to provide pertinent answers to the main questions about irritable bowel syndrome.