Distention of the colon is associated with initiation of propagated contractions in children

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Liem, O ^a,b   Van Den Berg, M M ^a,b   Mousa, H M ^b   Youssef, N N ^c   Langseder, A L ^c   Benninga, M A ^a   Di Lorenzo, C ^b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Atlantic Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Colonic manometry; Constipation; High amplitude propagating contraction; Motility

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; POLYETHYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; CATHETER; CHILD; COLON DILATATION; COLON MOTILITY; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BISACODYL; CATHARTICS; CHILD; COLON; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449136782     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01383.x     Document Type: Article

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