introduction: treatment in chronic constipation is highly dependent on colon transit time (ctt), which not only determines the cause but also determines the correct treatment policy. the aim of this study was evaluation of ctt in constipated patients. methods: 43 patients with chronic constipation who did not respond to high fiber diet were enrolled in the study. patients with history of drug i...

introduction: functional constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms which could affect patients’ quality of life. the colonic transit time test could be used for determining functional constipation subtypes. the aim of our study was to determine the abnormalities of the subtypes of functional constipation using ctt. methods and materials: this cross-sectional study was per...

background: to determine the colon transit time (ctt) in patients complaining of functional constipation and to evaluate the correlation between abnormal transit times and the types of constipation and the correlation with age and sex. materials and methods: the signs and symptoms of 84 patients with infrequent or difficult defecation, 33 males and 51 females, with a median age of 33.7 were rec...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Colon transit time (CTT) is a useful diagnostic tool in chronic constipation, but requires good patient compliance. We analyzed the correlation between the gas volume score (GVS) and CTT in patients with chronic constipation. METHODS The study included 145 consecutive patients (65 men) with chronic constipation. The primary outcome was the correlation be-tween the colon GVS an...

Colon transit time measurement with radio-opaque markers is a method of studying the passage of luminal contents throughout the colon. Overall colonic transit time (CTT), as well as segmental transit times [right (RTT), left (LTT) and rectosigmoid (RSTT)], can be calculated. We hypothesize that CTT is influenced by faecal impaction when the rectum is emptied infrequently. The aim of this study ...

BACKGROUND Constipation is a common problem worldwide. Constipation can be primary or secondary. Primary constipation is subdivided in slow transit constipation, normal transit constipation, and dyssynergic defecation. Colon transit time (CTT) is the most basic and primary tool in evaluating disorders of colonic motility. CTT helps to differentiate between types of constipation and plan the tre...

BACKGROUND Chronic constipation is one of the most common chronic disease in children. Most of cases are functional, however some has problem of organic myopathic or neuropathic colon. Colonic transit study with oro-anal transit markers is the basic diagnostic tool for colonic dysmotility in clinical practice, colonic manometry is the recommended investigation in the next step. Nevertheless, th...

Aim: Constipation is a problem faced by many children around the world. There are different ways of diagnosis and management this condition. The key to right based on series investigation that differs with children. subject interest often amount time it takes for substance move through colon which known as Colon Transit Time [CTT]. transit study or radio-opaque marker [ROM] otherwise pellet one...

BACKGROUND Wireless pH and pressure motility capsule (wireless motility capsule) technology provides a method to assess regional gastrointestinal transit times. AIMS To analyse data from a multi-centre study of gastroparetic patients and healthy controls and to compare regional transit times measured by wireless motility capsule in healthy controls and gastroparetics (GP). METHODS A total o...