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The Yield of Colonoscopy in Patients With Non-Constipated Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Prospective, Controlled US Trial

William D. Chey, Borko Nojkov, Joel H. Rubenstein, Richard Dobhan, Joel K. Greenson, Brooks D. Cash

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2010 · 170 citations · 19 references

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The prevalence of structural abnormalities of the colon is no higher in suspected non-constipation IBS patients than in healthy controls. Microscopic colitis can be identified in a small proportion of persons with IBS symptoms.

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