Slow-transit constipation with concurrent upper gastrointestinal dysmotility and its response to transcutaneous electrical stimulation

• Main Authors: Yik, Yee Ian, Clarke, Melanie C. C., Catto-Smith, Anthony G., Robertson, Val J., Sutcliffe, Jonathan R., Chase, Janet W., Gibb, Susan, Cain, Timothy M., Cook, David J., Tudball, Coral F., Hutson, John M., Southwell, Bridget R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23042/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-011-2872-x

Purpose: Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) speeds up colonic transit in children with slow-transit constipation (STC). This study examined if concurrent upper gastrointestinal dysmotility (UGD) affected response to TES. Methods: Radio-nuclear transit studies (NTS) were performed before and...