Sigmoid Afferent Mechanisms in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Altered rectal perception is a biological marker of patients with irritable bowel syndrome

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Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Internal Medicine +11

Pain from distension of the pelvic colon by inflating a balloon in the irritable colon syndrome

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Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +9

Tolerance for Rectosigmoid Distention in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology +10

Repetitive sigmoid stimulation induces rectal hyperalgesia in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

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Evidence for the hypersensitivity of lumbar splanchnic afferents in irritable bowel syndrome

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology +7