Gastrointestinal transit in children with chronic idiopathic constipation

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 465-472

  Sutcliffe, Jonathan R ^a   King, Sebastian K ^a,b   Hutson, John M ^a,b   Cook, David J ^a   Southwell, Bridget R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorectal retention; Colonic dysmotility; Scintigraphy; Slow transit constipation; Transit study

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INGESTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON; CONSTIPATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS;

EID: 67349236672     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-009-2374-2     Document Type: Article

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