Review
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2007; 13(2): 219-223
Published online Jan 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i2.219
Differential diagnosis between functional and organic intestinal disorders: Is there a role for non-invasive tests?
Francesco Costa, Maria Gloria Mumolo, Santino Marchi, Massimo Bellini
Francesco Costa, Maria Gloria Mumolo, Santino Marchi, Massimo Bellini, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Francesco Costa, MD, PhD, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna - S.O. di Gastroenterologia, Universita’ di Pisa, Ospedale S. Chiara, Via Roma, PISA 67-56122,Italy. fcosta@med.unipi.it
Telephone: +39-50-993485-918720 Fax: +39-50-993050
Received: August 11, 2006
Revised: October 7, 2006
Accepted: November 11, 2006
Published online: January 14, 2007
Core Tip