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Provedor de dados: 	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Gastric emptying of water in children with severe functional fecal retention	
Autores: 	Fernandes,V.P.I.; Lima,M.C.L.; Camargo,E.E.; Collares,E.F.; Bustorff-Silva,J.M.; Lomazi,E.A.	
Data: 	2013-03-01	
Ano: 	2013	
Palavras-chave: 	Functional constipation; Fecal retention; Soiling; Gastric emptying; Scintigraphy.	
Resumo: 	The objective of this study was to evaluate gastric emptying (GE) in pediatric patients with functional constipation. GE delay has been reported in adults with functional constipation. Gastric emptying studies were performed in 22 children with chronic constipation, fecal retention and fecal incontinence, while presenting fecal retention and after resuming regular bowel movements. Patients (18 boys, median age: 10 years; range: 7.2 to 12.7 years) were evaluated in a tertiary pediatric gastroenterology clinic. Gastric half-emptying time of water (reference range: 12 ± 3 min) was measured using a radionuclide technique immediately after first patient evaluation, when they presented fecal impaction (GE1), and when they achieved regular bowel movements (GE2), 12 ± 5 weeks after GE1. At study admission, 21 patients had reported dyspeptic symptoms, which were completely relieved after resuming regular bowel movements. Medians (and interquartile ranges) for GE1 and GE2 were not significantly different [27.0 (16) and 27.5 (21) min, respectively (P = 0.10)]. Delayed GE seems to be a common feature among children with chronic constipation and fecal retention. Resuming satisfactory bowel function and improvement in dyspeptic symptoms did not result in normalization of GE data.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300293	
Editor: 	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica	
Relação: 	10.1590/1414-431X20132448	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research  v.46 n.3 2013	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess