acute appendicitis as complication of colon transit time study; a case report

نویسندگان

leila ghahramani

reza roshanravan

shahin khodaei

salar rahimi kazerooni

چکیده

colon transit time study with radio opaque markers is a simple method for assessment of colon motility disorder in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation. appendicitis caused by metallic objects has been reported repeatedly and is very important because of its complications. we report a case of acute appendicitis that was induced by impaction of radio opaque markers after colon transit time study. we think that this case report is first significant complication of colon transit time study until now.

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عنوان ژورنال:
middle east journal of digestive diseases

جلد ۷، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۸۵-۰

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