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Dyspepsia and Nonulcer Dyspepsia

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Diseases of the Gastroesophageal Mucosa

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Abstract

Dyspepsia is defined as pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen (1). Pain in the central portion of the abdomen is essential for the diagnosis and pain located in other areas is excluded. Discomfort is a subjective negative feeling that may not be interpreted by the patient as pain, and may include a variety of symptoms, including fullness in the upper abdomen, early satiety, bloating, or nausea. The definition of dyspepsia includes patients who have intermittent or continuous symptoms, and does not specify the duration of symptoms. Thus, dyspepsia may be of short or long duration.

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Vakil, N. (2001). Dyspepsia and Nonulcer Dyspepsia. In: Freston, J.W. (eds) Diseases of the Gastroesophageal Mucosa. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-103-9_7

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