Examination of gastrointestinal transmitting function with small amount of barium meal and its clinical significance
- VernacularTitle:少量钡餐胃肠传输功能检查及其临床意义
- Author:
Weitang YUAN
;
Jinbo LIU
;
Huifeng YANG
;
Jianli CHEN
;
Changcai WU
;
Huidong LI
;
Jianguo WEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal transit time;
Barium meal;
Functional constipation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2006;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect, preponderance and clinical significance of the examination of gastrointestinal transmitting function with small amount of barium meal. Methods Thirty cases of healthy subjects and 50 patients with constipation swallow 40 g barium meal once, then abdominal fluoroscopy or plain films were taken until barium meal being egested totally. Results The transit time of stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum and the whole digestive tract were (189?64)minutes, (330?108)minutes, (2239?659)minutes, (136?49)minutes, (2801?735)minutes in healthy subjects and (212?87)minutes, (366?94)minutes, (3665?1322)minutes, (650?219)minutes, (5973?2341)minutes in constipation patients respectively. The transit time of colon and rectum in constipation patients was obviously longer than that of healthy subjects (P0.05). Conclusion The pictures of the examination with small amount barium meal are clear, precise, reliable, and provide exact data for constipation classification.
