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Upper gastrointestinal motility in patients with slow-transit constipation

A Illés, Á Király · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2010 · Heft 05

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Zeitschrift
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
Autor:innen
A Illés, Á Király
Ausgabe
Heft 05 / 2010
Seiten
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Erschienen: 2010-05-07 00:00:00
ISSN
0044-2771
DOI
10.1055/s-0030-1254768

Zusammenfassung

Background: Slow transit constipation is one of the common causes of chronic constipation. The number of Cajal cells in the muscular layer was decreased in the patients with slow colonic transit. Patients may have motor abnormalities not limited to the colon. The aim of this study was to determine motility abnormalities of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with slow-transit constipation. Patients and Methods: 16 consecutive patients (5 male and 11 females, median age: 56 years, range: 46–70 years) and 10 healthy controls (7 male, 3 females, median age: 23 years, range: 20–24 years) were included in th…

Schlagworte

Patients Transit Colon Constipation Years Gastric Emptying Abnormalities Healthy Orocoecal Control Upper Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie