The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65.e1 , January 2010

Rectal Sensory Threshold for Pain is a Diagnostic Marker of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Abdominal Pain in Children

  • Ugur Halac, MD
    • ,
  • Angela Noble, MD
    • ,
  • Christophe Faure, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Christophe Faure, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 1C5.

Received 24 March 2009 ,Revised 11 May 2009 ,Accepted 26 June 2009.

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 This study was supported by a grant from the Groupe Francophone d'Hépatologie, de Gastroentérologie et Nutrition Pédiatriques (GFHGNP).

 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00622-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.062

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65.e1 , January 2010

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