title: Effect of Bowel Cleansing on Colonic Transit Time Measurement in Children with Chronic Constipation.
abstract: We evaluated the effect of bowel preparation on colonic transit time (CTT) measured by the radio-opaque marker test in children with constipation. All children underwent 2 radio-opaque marker-CTT tests, both in cleansed and uncleansed bowel state. Our findings confirm that the state of colonic fecal filling may significantly influence CTT.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quitadamo
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thapar
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staiano
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tambucci
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saliakellis
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pescarin
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coluccio
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Keith J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: osvaldo.borrelli@gosh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Borrelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002400:Cathartics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; C112283:klean prep