Orocecal transit time in patients with celiac disease from North India: a case control study.
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| ID: sea-124329
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The mechanisms responsible for bowel disturbances in celiac disease are still unknown. Small bowel motor abnormalities may be involved in this pathological condition; however, there is no study addressing small bowel transit in patients of celiac disease from Northern India.METHOD:
The mouth-to-cecum transit time was studied in 80 celiac patients and 80 age and sex matched apparently healthy controls.RESULTS:
Orocecal transit time in celiac patients was significantly delayed being 180+/-10.6 minutes (Mean+/-SE) as compared to 105+/-12.4 minutes in apparently healthy controls.CONCLUSION:
This prolonged orocecal transit time could be due to impaired small bowel function (deranged motility) in patients with celiac disease.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Gastrointestinal Transit
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Case-Control Studies
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Cecal Diseases
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Cecum
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Cohort Studies
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Myoelectric Complex, Migrating
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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