In patients with slow transit constipation, the pattern of colonic transit delay does not differentiate between those with and without impaired rectal evacuation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 427-434

  Zarate, Natalie ^a,b   Knowles, Charlie H ^a   Newell, Margaret ^a   Garvie, Neil W ^a   Gladman, Marc A ^a   Lunniss, Peter J ^a   Scott, S Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049100411     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01675.x     Document Type: Article

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