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How to Perform and Interpret Balloon Expulsion Test

The balloon expulsion test is a simple and useful method for investigating a defecatory disorder assessing the subject’s ability to evacuate a simulated stool. However, there is no standard methodology and varying interpretations have been reported. This review discusses the techniques, interpretati...

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Autores principales: Lee, Bong Eun, Kim, Gwang Ha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4102152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24948132
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm14068
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spelling pubmed-41021522014-07-18 How to Perform and Interpret Balloon Expulsion Test Lee, Bong Eun Kim, Gwang Ha J Neurogastroenterol Motil How to Interpret a Functional or Motility Test The balloon expulsion test is a simple and useful method for investigating a defecatory disorder assessing the subject’s ability to evacuate a simulated stool. However, there is no standard methodology and varying interpretations have been reported. This review discusses the techniques, interpretation and clinical utility of the balloon expulsion test. Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2014-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4102152/ /pubmed/24948132 http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm14068 Text en ©2014 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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