Prolonged Balloon Expulsion Is Predictive of Abdominal Distension in Bloating
Autor: | L E Simmons, Gillian M. Prott, Allison Malcolm, Lisa Shim, Ross Hansen, John Kellow |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | American Journal of Gastroenterology. 105:883-887 |
ISSN: | 0002-9270 |
DOI: | 10.1038/ajg.2010.54 |
Popis: | OBJECTIVES:Abdominal bloating and distension are common in patients with constipation. The precise mechanism of abdominal distension remains uncertain. We hypothesized that constipated patients with bloating plus distension exhibit a greater degree of anorectal dysfunction, potentially affecting gas |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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