BACKGROUND AND AIMS: @entity344 ( @entity344 ), namely @entity2210 ( @entity2210 ) and @entity1744 ( @entity1744 ) are common disorders important to public health in the Asia-Pacific region. Our objectives were to determine the current practices in diagnosis and management of these disorders in the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS: Forty-three physicians and researchers in FGID who attended the first Asian Pacific Topic Conference at Tokyo in November 2010 were invited to answer a questionnaire. Twenty-three Japanese doctors and twenty doctors from other Asia-Pacific Societies answered the questionnaire, which consisted of 60 multiple-choice questions concerning physician's preferences in diagnosis and management of @entity344 . RESULTS: Overall, there were similarities in diagnostic approach, such as differential diagnosis, exclusion of organic diseases, psychophysiological assessment, medical advice or medication with psychological drugs, not only among different Asia-Pacific region but also between @entity2210 and @entity1744 . Several notable differences were seen. For example, general practitioners did not commonly use the term @entity2210 or diagnose @entity2210 by themselves, while the term @entity1744 was widely used and frequently diagnosed. Sub-categorization was more common in @entity1744 than @entity2210 . There was also a difference between Japan and other Asia-Pacific region; upper GI endoscopy and blood examination were more common in Japan, while eradication of @entity1534 was more frequently done in other countries. Anti-secretory drugs for @entity2210 and mild laxatives or anti-diarrheal drug for @entity1744 were frequently used, and prokinetics were used for all @entity1 with @entity2210 or @entity1744 . Interestingly, drugs developed in Japan and Chinese herbal medicines were more frequently prescribed in Japan. CONCLUSION: Information obtained in this survey is useful for understanding the most common clinical approaches for @entity344 in the Asia-Pacific region.

Diagnosis and treatment of functional XXXX in the Asia-Pacific region: a survey of current practices.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['FGIDs', 'Functional gastrointestinal disorders'] @entity1534 :: ('210', 'Species') :: ['Helicobacter pylori'] @entity2210 :: ('MESH:D004415', 'Disease') :: ['functional dyspepsia', 'FD'] @entity1744 :: ('MESH:D043183', 'Disease') :: ['irritable bowel syndrome', 'IBS']
@entity344 :: (MESH:D005767,Disease) :: ['gastrointestinal disorders']
