Comparison of pancreatic enzyme abnormalities and protease‐activated receptor‐2‐positive eosinophils in the duodenum of patients with functional dyspepsia‐irritable bowel syndrome overlap with functional dyspepsia alone in Asian populations
Abstract:Background and AimSome patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders exhibit pancreatic dysfunctions and pancreatic enzyme abnormalities. Thus, we aimed to clarify whether significant differences in clinical characteristics, prevalence of pancreatic enzyme abnormalities, duodenal inflammation, and protease‐activated receptor 2 (PAR2) expression levels related to hypersensitivity exist between functional dyspepsia (FD) alone and FD‐irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) overlap group.MethodsNinety‐three patients … Show more
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