The predictive value of colon transit time and anorectal manometry in the approach of faecal continence in children with spina bifida.

CONCLUSIONS: This prospective study confirms the predictive value of normal CTT and normal resting pressure, in the evolution towards spontaneous faecal continence. If CTT is abnormal, irrespective of the ARM, bowel management will be necessary to obtain pseudo-continence. In these cases, ARM is not a designated examination. PMID: 30024699 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30024699?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - July 20, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Acta Gastroenterol Belg Source Type: research