Acute Appendicitis as Complication of Colon Transit Time Study; A Case Report

Colon transit time study with radio opaque markers is a simple method for assessment of colon motility disorder in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation. We report a case of acute appendicitis that was induced by impaction of radio opaque markers after colon transit time study. We think that...

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Autores principales: Ghahramani, Leila, Roshanravan, Reza, Khodaei, Shahin, Rahimi Kazerooni, Salar, Moslemi, Sam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26396723
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Sumario:Colon transit time study with radio opaque markers is a simple method for assessment of colon motility disorder in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation. We report a case of acute appendicitis that was induced by impaction of radio opaque markers after colon transit time study. We think that this case report is first significant complication of colon transit time study until now

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