Gastric emptying of water in children with severe functional fecal retention

The objective of this study was to evaluate gastric emptying (GE) in pediatric patients with functional constipation. GE delay has been reported in adults with functional constipation. Gastric emptying studies were performed in 22 children with chronic constipation, fecal retention and fecal inconti...

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Main Authors: V.P.I. Fernandes, M.C.L. Lima, E.E. Camargo, E.F. Collares, J.M. Bustorff-Silva, E.A. Lomazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300293