Clinical presentation and patterns of slow transit constipation do not predict coexistent upper gut dysmotility

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-131

  Zarate, Natalia ^a,b   Knowles, Charlie H ^a   Yazaki, Etsuro ^a   Lunnis, Peter J ^a   Scott, S Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic constipation; Colonic transit; Pan enteric dysmotility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION; SMALL INTESTINE; SYMPTOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSTIPATION; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149313860     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0324-9     Document Type: Article

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