How to Perform and Interpret Balloon Expulsion Test.
- Author:
Bong Eun LEE
1
;
Gwang Ha KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. doc0224@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:collection
- Keywords:
Constipation;
Defecation;
Functional gastrointestinal disorders
- MeSH:
Constipation;
Defecation;
Gastrointestinal Diseases
- From:Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
2014;20(3):407-409
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The balloon expulsion test is a simple and useful method for investigating a defecatory disorder assessing the subject's ability to evacuate a simulated stool. However, there is no standard methodology and varying interpretations have been reported. This review discusses the techniques, interpretation and clinical utility of the balloon expulsion test.
