Ultrasound examination of the sigmoid colon: Possible new diagnostic tool for irritable bowel syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-209

  Crade, M ^a   Pham, V ^a  

^a Ultrasonix   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; IBS; Irritable bowel syndrome; Pelvic pain; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE WALL; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIS; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMOID; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLON, SIGMOID; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646695216     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2620     Document Type: Article

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