Effect of Bowel Cleansing on Colonic Transit Time Measurement in Children with Chronic Constipation.

Quitadamo, Paolo; Thapar, Nikhil; Staiano, Annamaria; Tambucci, Renato; Saliakellis, Efstratios; Pescarin, Matilde; Coluccio, Chiara; Lindley, Keith J et al. · J Pediatr · 2015

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

We evaluated the effect of bowel preparation on colonic transit time (CTT) measured by the radio-opaque marker test in children with constipation. All children underwent 2 radio-opaque marker-CTT tests, both in cleansed and uncleansed bowel state. Our findings confirm that the state of colonic fecal filling may significantly influence CTT.

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