Glycerin as a second-line stimulant in pediatric colonic manometry induces high‐amplitude propagating contractions more effectively than bisacodyl alone. Pediatric patients who receive glycerin as a ...

We used colon manometry to study the effect of intravenous erythromycin lactobionate at 1 mg/kg on colon motiltiy in ten children. Methods: We selected patients with normal antroduodenal and colon ...

Behavioural scores were correlated with colonic transit time (CTT) and anorectal function parameters (manometry and EMG). Results: No significant differences in the mean CBCL scores were found among ...

Colonic diseases are diseases that affect the colon. The term covers a wide range of diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis diverticular ...

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Colonic irrigation is a therapy primarily designed to cleanse and promote health in the large bowel. Practitioners of colonic irrigation believe that the treatment can flush out impacted faeces ...

Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

What is Hirschsprung’s disease? Hirschsprung's disease (also called colonic aganglionosis) causes a blockage of the large intestine due to improper muscle movement in the bowel. It is a congenital ...

Exercise is generally good for you, but a new high-quality clinical trial finds that it's so good, it can even knock back colon cancer—and, in fact, rival some chemotherapy treatments.

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center ...