Assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis in a UK tertiary referral centre

Nora M Thoua; Catey Bunce; Geraldine Brough; Alastair Forbes; Anton V Emmanuel; Christopher P Denton

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keq147

Assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis in a UK tertiary referral centre

Nora M Thoua, Catey Bunce, Geraldine Brough, Alastair Forbes, Anton V Emmanuel, Christopher P Denton

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Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is affected in up to 90% of patients with SSc to a variable extent and severity. We aimed to establish the frequency and range of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in SSc patients at the Royal Free Hospital, a tertiary referral centre.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1770-5
Number of pages	6
Journal	Rheumatology
Volume	49
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keq147
Publication status	Published - Sep 2010

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Great Britain
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Scleroderma, Systemic
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors

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