Abdominal distension after colonic lactulose fermentation recorded by a new extensometer

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-433

  Basilisco, Guido ^a   Marino, B ^a   Passerini, L ^a   Ogliari, C ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal distension; Bloating; Extensometer; Lactulose

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; TAP WATER;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXTENSOMETER; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; COLON; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037699304     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.2003.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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