Regional gastrointestinal transit times in severe ulcerative colitis

• Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 217 - 224
• Main Authors: Haase, A. M., Gregersen, T., Christensen, L. A., Agnholt, J., Dahlerup, J. F., Schlageter, V., Krogh, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; capsule; Capsule Endoscopy - methods; Colitis, Ulcerative; Colon; Female; Gastroenterology - instrumentation; Gastroenterology - methods; gastrointestinal motility; Gastrointestinal Transit; Humans; Inflammatory bowel disease; Male; Middle Aged; Motility; Telemetry - instrumentation; Telemetry - methods; transit times; ulcerative colitis; Young Adult; gastrointestinal motility; capsule; ulcerative colitis; transit times

Background Gastrointestinal (GI) dysmotility may present secondary to inflammatory bowel disease. The main aim of this study was to investigate GI motility in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients during severe disease activity. Methods Twenty patients with severe UC were studied with a novel telemetric...