Motility and tone of the left colon in constipation: a role in clinical practice?
Motility and tone of the left colon in constipation: a role in clinical practice?
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便秘时左结肠的蠕动和张力:在临床实践中的作用?
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发表时间:
1996
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
R. Hanson
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作者:
Michael D. O'Brien;M. Camilleri;M. R. Ohe;M. R. Ohe;Sidney F. Phillips;J. H. Pemberton;C. Prather;J. Wiste;R. Hanson
OBJECTIVES
Colonic motor mechanisms deranged in constipation are not understood completely. Our aim was to measure left colonic motility and tone, during fasting and postprandially in patients with chronic constipation.
METHODS
During 1 h fasting and 2 h postprandially, we measured pressures (multilumen manometry) and tone (barostat) in the left colon of 15 healthy controls and 40 patients with chronic constipation associated with slow (n = 15) or normal colonic transit (n = 12) or outlet obstruction (n = 13).
RESULTS
Fasting tone was similar in all groups, and all demonstrated a significant increase in motor activity to food. There was lower postprandial tone (p < 0.05) in the slow transit and outlet obstruction groups. There were no differences in the timing of the tonic response or the number or amplitude of high-pressure propagated contractions. The slow transit group had lower postprandial phasic responses in the rectosigmoid (p < 0.05) and descending (p < 0.1) colon; the outlet obstruction group had lesser descending (p < 0.05) and rectosigmoid (p < 0.1) colon phasic motility.
CONCLUSIONS
Colonic intraluminal measurements alone do not discriminate subgroups of chronic constipation more accurately than transit and pelvic floor tests, and currently have a limited role in clinical practice. However, manometry and tone measurements may be helpful in confirming a diagnosis of slow transit constipation (colonic inertia) in patients considered candidates for surgical treatment.