Upper gastrointestinal motor activity in patients with slow-transit constipation. Further evidence for an enteric neuropathy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1999-2005

  Bassotti, Gabrio ^a   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^b   Chiarioni, Giuseppe ^b   Germani, Ugo ^b   De Giorgio, Roberto ^b   Vantini, Italo ^b   Morelli, Antonio ^b   Corinaldesi, Roberto ^b  

^a POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Constipation; Manometry; Motility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MANOMETRY; NEUROPATHY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH MOTILITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 0029977958     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02093603     Document Type: Article

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