Gastric Emptying and Small Intestinal Transit Time in Preterm Infants: a Scintigraphic Method

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 378-382

  Bodé, Susan ^a   Dreyer, Marianne ^a   Greisen, Gorm ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bowel transit time; Feeding intolerance; Gastric emptying; Infant; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Newborn; Orocecal transit time; Premature; Preterm; Scintigraphic; Small intestinal transit time

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; SCINTISCANNING; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH EMPTYING;

FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 33747612562     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200410000-00014     Document Type: Article

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