title: Avoiding unnecessary surgery in irritable bowel syndrome.
authors: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 4647 Zion Avenue, San Diego, CA 92120, USA. george.f.longstreth@kp.org
authors: George F
authors: GF
authors: Longstreth
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures