Can radio-opaque markers be used to measure mouth-to-stoma transit time in ileostomates?
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether radio-opaque markers can be used to assess mouth-to-stoma transit time (MSTT) in ileostomates.


METHODS
Criterion standard.


METHODS
Metabolic research unit.


METHODS
Five volunteer ileostomates.


RESULTS
MSTT assessed by radio-opaque markers (11.3 to 12.5 h) was significantly longer (P < 0.5) than that calculated by ileal recovery of dietary starch (6.5 to 8.8 h), the criterion standard.


CONCLUSIONS
Radio-opaque markers are unsuitable for measurement of MSTT in ileostomates.
Silvester
K R
KR
Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre, Cambridge, UK.
Cummings
J H
JH
D003287:Contrast Media; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007700:Kinetics; D008875:Middle Aged
D003287:Contrast Media