Recto-colonic reflex is impaired in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 653-659

  Van Der Veek, P P J ^a   Steenvoorden, M ^a   Steens, J ^a   Van Der Schaar, P J ^a   Brussee, J ^a   Masclee, A A M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barostat; Compliance; Irritable bowel syndrome; Recto colonic reflex; Visceroperception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON; COLON MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTO COLONIC REFLEX; REFLEX; REFLEX DISORDER;

AGED; COLON, DESCENDING; COMPLIANCE; DEFECATION; DILATATION; FASTING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; RECTUM; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 34447499135     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00921.x     Document Type: Article

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