Different segmental transit times in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and "normal" colonic transit time: Is there a correlation with symptoms?

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-296

  Bouchoucha, M ^a,b   Devroede, G ^c   Dorval, E ^d   Faye, A ^a   Arhan, P ^e   Arsac, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^e CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

Colonic transit time; Irritable bowel syndrome; Normal values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33846409428     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-006-0295-9     Document Type: Article

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