title: [Efficacy oh the Rome criteria II in diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study efficacy of the Rome criteria II in diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The examination was made of 288 consecutive patients with an IBS diagnosis admitted to the hospital from January to December 2002.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The IBS diagnosis was confirmed in the specialized hospital in 74 (25.8%) of 288 patients admitted with this diagnosis. Of 61 patients, whose diagnosis met the Rome criteria, the IBS diagnosis was not confirmed in 7 patients (11.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Out of 288 patients admitted to a gastroenterological hospital, 78.8% patients were diagnosed at the prehospital stage not basing on the Rome criteria and appeared erroneous in 70.1%. The analysis of the anxiety causes identified different intestinal diseases in 78.5% cases, the diagnosis of IBS was confirmed in the rest cases. Specificity of the Rome criteria II was 88.6%, sensitivity 82.4%. This provides a reliable diagnosis of IBS.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Parfenov
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Ruchkina
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Orobeĭ
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Bykova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests