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Celiac Disease Patients Now Typically Asymptomatic at Diagnosis
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With the advent of modern screening tests and increased awareness of celiac disease, the clinical profile of newly diagnosed pediatric patients has changed, physicians in Milwaukee report. Most are school-age and asymptomatic, having been referred for screening on the basis of their high-risk status. Reuters Health Information
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CT Colonography Effective With Limited Bowel Preparation
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Use of fecal tagging techniques can limit the need for bowel cleaning before CT colonography, and can provide results comparable to those following extensive cathartic preparation in terms of detecting larger polyps, Dutch researchers report in the April issue of Radiology. Reuters Health Information
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Increased Rectal Compliance Plays Limited Role in Adolescent Constipation
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Rectal compliance or distensibility is increased in adolescents with therapy-resistant functional constipation; however, it remains elevated after recovery in many patients, so it seems not to be the main underlying mechanism of constipation in this setting, according to a report in the May issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information
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