Colon Transit Time May Predict Inadequate Bowel Preparation in Patients With Chronic Constipation
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Colon Transit Time May Predict Inadequate Bowel Preparation in Patients With Chronic Constipation
BACKGROUND/AIMS We evaluated whether colonic transit time (CTT) can predict the degree of bowel preparation in patients with chronic constipation undergoing scheduled colonoscopy in order to assist in the development of better bowel preparation strategies for these patients. METHODS We analyzed the records of 160 patients with chronic constipation from March 2007 to November 2012. We enrolled...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intestinal Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1598-9100,2288-1956
DOI: 10.5217/ir.2015.13.4.339