Multimodal sensory testing of the rectum and rectosigmoid: Development and reproducibility of a new method

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 908-918

  Brock, C ^a   Nissen, T D ^b   Gravesen, F H ^a   Frokjaer J B ^a   Omar, H ^a   Gale, J ^c   Gregersen, H ^a,d   Svendsen, O ^b   Drewes, A M ^a,d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Impedance planimetry; Multimodal; Rectosigmoid; Rectum; Reproducibility; Sensation; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTESTINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PLANIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; REFERRED PAIN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SIGMOID; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS; THERMAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BUTYLSCOPOLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; COLON, SIGMOID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, REFERRED; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 47649096760     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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