Gut Transit in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Is Not Impaired: A Study Utilizing Wireless Motility Capsules.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.10.063.
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Abstract
We examined gut transit in 7 young adults (18-24 years of age) with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using wireless motility capsules. Total and segmental gut transit times were normal in essentially all patients. Our study using a validated tool suggests normal transit constipation as the pathophysiologic basis for constipation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Medical subject headings
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Constipation
- Gastrointestinal Transit
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne