title: Evaluation of colon dysfunction.
abstract: There being no new or advanced technical aids to help the clinician in evaluating colon dysfunction, he must still depend on a careful history, knowledge of the patient, physical examination, which includes sigmoidoscopy, and a few appropriate diagnostic laboratory procedures to arrive at the proper diagnosis. With these means, it is possible to make a positive diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, and differentiate it from diverticulitis, ulcerative proctitis and polypoid disease.
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative; D003106:Colon; D004194:Disease; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome; D008297:Male; D011349:Proctitis; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy
keywords: COLON/diseases