| 1. |
- Lundin, Erik, et al.
(författare)
-
Anorectal manovolumetry in the decision making before surgery for slow transit constipation
- 2007
-
Ingår i: Techniques in Coloproctology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1123-6337 .- 1128-045X. ; 11:3, s. 259-265
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis for slow transit constipation (STC) is being challenged by other operations, such as segmental resections. The importance of preoperative anorectal physiology testing may therefore be increased. The aim of this study was to identify anorectal abnormalities in patients with STC, which may influence the surgical approach. METHODS: Fifty consecutive patients with STC (43 women; median age, 49 years) and 28 controls (23 women; median age, 50 years) were examined with anorectal manovolumetry. Anal pressures and rectal volumes were recorded, at stepwise rectal distension. RESULTS: Anal resting pressure was lower in patients (median, 54 cm H(2)O; range, 22-130) than in controls (median, 68 cm H(2)O; range, 35-100) (p<0.05). Squeeze pressure tended to be lower in patients (median, 147 cm H(2)O; range, 53-382) than in controls (median, 177 cm H(2)O; range, 65-423) (p=0.09). Rectal sensory thresholds did not differ significantly between patients and controls, although 10 patients had a threshold for filling above the 95(th) percentile of controls. Rectal compliance was increased in patients in the pressure interval 5-35 cm H(2)O (p<0.05-0.01). The threshold and amplitude of the recto-anal inhibitory reflex did not differ significantly, but the recovery of resting pressure after eliciting the reflex was lower in patients than in controls in the pressure interval 10-50 cm H(2)O (p<0.05-0.001). CONCLUSIONS: More than half of the patients with STC deviated in some parameter. An impaired internal sphincter function and increased rectal compliance were seen. One fifth of the patients had impaired rectal sensation.
|
|
| 2. |
- Lundin, Erik, et al.
(författare)
-
Segmental colonic transit studies : Comparison of a radiological and a scintigraphic method
- 2007
-
Ingår i: Colorectal Disease. - : Wiley. - 1462-8910 .- 1463-1318. ; 9:4, s. 344-351
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Colonic transit studies are used to diagnose slow transit constipation (STC) and to evaluate segmental colonic transit before segmental or subtotal colectomy. The aim of the study was to compare a single X-ray radio-opaque marker method with a scintigraphic technique to assess total and segmental colonic transit in patients with STC. Methods: Thirty-one female patients (median age 46 years) with severe constipation and a prolonged or borderline prolonged colonic transit time on radio-opaque marker study were included in the study. They were subsequently investigated with 111 Indium-DTPA colonic transit scintigraphy, with a median time between the investigations of 4(range 1-27) months. Normal values of healthy female controls were used for comparison. Results: There was no difference between the two methods interms of prolonged or normal total colonic transit time. Twenty-nine of 31 female patients had a prolonged transit time only in one or two segments on the marker study. On scintigraphy, the transit time was prolonged for patients in the left (P < 0.05 to P < 0.001), but not in the right colon. With respect to prolonged or normal segmental transit time, there was a significant difference between the two methods only in the descending colon (P = 0.02). However, the results varied considerably for individual patients. Conclusion: Segmental colonic delay was a common finding. The two methods gave similar results for groups of patients, except in the descending colon. The variation of the results for individuals suggests that a repeated transit test may improve the assessment of total and segmental transit.
|
|
| 3. |
- Lundin, Erik, 1963-
(författare)
-
Slow Transit Constipation : Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment
- 2005
-
Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Oral 111-Indium-DTPA colonic scintigraphy was used to assess segmental transit in 23 patients with slow transit constipation (STC) and 13 controls. The transit time did not differ between patients and controls in the right colon, whereas the patients had a consistent delay from the transverse colon and distally (P<0.05–0.001). Two individual patients had a delay in the right colon.Twenty-eight patients underwent a left- (n=26) or a right (n=2) hemicolectomy for STC, after evaluation including colonic scintigraphy. Twenty-three patients (80%) were satisfied with the outcome after a median of 50 months. The median stool frequency increased from one to seven per week (P<0.001). The number of patients with bloating, excessive straining and painful defecation decreased (P<0.05). The laxative use decreased (P<0.01) and faecal continence was unchanged. A blunted rectal sensation correlated to a poor outcome.Fifty constipated patients with slow colonic transit and 28 controls were investigated with anorectal manovolumetry. Anal resting pressure was lower (P<0.05), and squeeze pressure tended to be lower (P=0.09) in patients. Rectal sensation was not different between groups, although ten patients had a threshold for filling sensation above the 95th percentile of controls. The rectal compliance was increased in patients (P<0.05–0.01).Total and segmental colonic transit was assessed with radio-opaque marker study and scintigraphy in 35 constipated patients, and related to normal values. Twenty-seven of 31 female patients had a prolonged total transit time on marker study, and 26 on scintigraphy. Of those 31 patients, 29 had prolonged segmental transit only in one or two segments on marker study. The two methods gave a similar result, except in the descending colon (P<0.05). However, the results varied considerably for individual patients.In conclusion, patients with STC often benefit from a segmental colonic resection, following assessment including scintigraphy. Anorectal physiology testing may predict surgical results.
|
|
