Scintigraphic assessment of neorectal motor function.
Colectomy, mucosal rectectomy, and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis have become alternatives to proctocolectomy and ileostomy for patients with ulcerative colitis or polyposis coli. The aim of this study was to develop a scintigraphic technique for assessment of the "neorectal" motor function of such patients. An artificial stool, consisting of a 7.5% dispersion of aluminum magnesium silicate in water, was labeled with 1 mCi [99mTc]sulfur colloid and instilled into the neorectum. Static pre- and postevacuation scans and dynamic acquisition scans during evacuation were taken with the patient seated on a commode. The imaging provided good anatomic definition of the pouch and quantitated the usual rate and percentage of neorectal evacuation at about 10 ml stool/sec and 60% of instilled stool, respectively. This technique appeared to be a safe, simple, useful tool for assessing the neorectal motor function of patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.
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Kelly
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Brown
D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017640:Silicates; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D017640:Silicates; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; C033065:aluminum magnesium silicate