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| Fernandes,V.P.I.; Lima,M.C.L.; Camargo,E.E.; Collares,E.F.; Bustorff-Silva,J.M.; Lomazi,E.A.. |
| 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),... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Functional constipation; Fecal retention; Soiling; Gastric emptying; Scintigraphy. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300293 |
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