Survey-Based Analysis of the Clinical Treatment Status of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea.
Hoon Sup KooHui Chang SonHong Sub LeeHyeon Jeong GoongJu Seok KimKi Bae KimYong Hwan KwonJae Hak KimHyun Deok ShinJi Eun ShinSam Ryong JeePublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2023)
Notable differences were observed between physicians in primary/secondary and tertiary institiutions regarding the rate of colonoscopy, necessity of random biopsy, the reason for the ineffectiveness of low-fermentable oligo-, di-, and mono-saccharides, and polyols diet, and use of drug therapy in irritable bowel syndrome. In South Korea, irritable bowel syndrome is diagnosed and treated according to the Rome IV diagnostic criteria, revised in 2016.