Decreased colonic transit time after transcutaneous interferential electrical stimulation in children with slow transit constipation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 408-412

  Clarke, Melanie C C ^a,b   Chase, Janet W ^b   Gibb, Susie ^a   Robertson, Val J ^c   Catto Smith, Anthony ^a,d   Hutson, John M ^a,b,d   Southwell, Bridget R ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Interferential therapy (IFT); Scintigraphy; Slow transit constipation (STC)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 60149100972     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.100     Document Type: Article

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