THE COLONIC TRANSIT TEST IN THE ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
- Author:
Fei DAI
;
Jinyan LUO
;
Jun GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
constipation;
colonic motility;
colonic transit test
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
1999;11(1):36-39
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In order to assess colonic motility of chronic constipation, colonic transit test was carried out in 34 patients with chronic constipation and in 20 healthy subjects. 20 radiopaque markers are ingested at 8 am before the day test, and plain abdominal films were obtained at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h. The normal value of colonic transit test was 16(80%), or more markers passed after 72 h. By means of transit time study, 34 constipated patients were classified into 2 groups: 12 normal transit patients and 22 slow transit patients. There was no difference in colonic transit time between normal transit patients and controls (P＞0.05). Patients with slow transit had more markers left in right colon, left colon and rectosigmoid colon at 48 h (P＜0.01, respectively) and 72 h (P＜0.01, respectively). According to the transit index, 22 slow transit patients were divided into 3 types: 10 cases colonic stasis, 8 cases outlet obstruction and 4 cases colorectal stasis. The study suggests that chronic constipated patients have abnormalbilities of colonic transit.
