Disturbances in small bowel motility

• Published in: Bailliere's best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 385 - 395
• Main Author: Quigley, Eamonn M.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1999
• Subjects: clustered contractions; Colonic Diseases, Functional - diagnosis; Colonic Diseases, Functional - physiopathology; Diagnosis, Differential; enteric nervous system; Enteric Nervous System - physiopathology; Gastrointestinal Motility; Humans; intestinal dysmotility; intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction - diagnosis; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction - physiopathology; Intestine, Small - innervation; Intestine, Small - physiopathology; irritable bowel syndrome; small intestinal motor activity; intestinal pseudo-obstruction; intestinal dysmotility; enteric nervous system; small intestinal motor activity; irritable bowel syndrome; clustered contractions

Recently, the small intestine has become the focus of investigation as a potential site of dysmotility in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A number of motor abnormalities have been defined in some studies, and include ‘clustered’ contractions, exaggerated post-prandial motor response and disturba...