Symptom-based diagnostic criteria have been criticized for being overly complex and performing modestly in differentiating organic from functional gastrointestinal diseases. The new Rome IV criteria now supersede Rome III. In general, these minor amendments are unlikely to lead to substantial improvement in accuracy and use in routine clinical care. Is a different approach required in future?
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Sood, R., Ford, A. Rome IV criteria for FGIDs — an improvement or more of the same?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 13, 501–502 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.110
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