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The term dyspepsia describes a heterogeneous group of symptoms originating from the epigastric region (stomach and duodenum). Dyspeptic symptoms include postprandial fullness, early satiation, epigastric pain, and epigastric burning (Table 5.1). Structural causes responsible for dyspeptic symptoms are discussed in Chap. 4. According to the Rome III consensus conference (2006), functional dyspepsia (FD) is defined as the presence of dyspeptic symptoms thought to generate in the gastroduodenal region, in the absence of organic, systemic, or metabolic disease that is likely to explain the symptoms [1]. Symptoms originating from the esophagus such as heartburn or regurgitation are not included in the current definition. For diagnosis of FD, the presence of one or more dyspeptic symptoms for the last 3 months with symptoms onset at least 6 months before diagnosis is required. Particularly for pathophysiological and therapeutic research purposes, the Rome III consensus conference defined two subentities of FD:
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Venerito, M., Kandulski, A., Malfertheiner, P. (2011). Functional (Nonulcer) Dyspepsia. In: Duvnjak, M. (eds) Dyspepsia in Clinical Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1730-0_5
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