Nuclear transit studies of patients with intractable chronic constipation reveal a subgroup with rapid proximal colonic transit

• Main Authors: Yik, Y.I., Cain, T.M., Tudball, C.F., Cook, D.J., Southwell, B.R., Hutson, J.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1908/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21763843
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

AIMS/BACKGROUND: Nuclear transit studies (NTS) allow us to follow transit through the stomach and the small and large intestines. We identified children with chronic constipation with rapid proximal colonic transit and characterized their clinical features. METHODS: We reviewed NTS from 1998 to...