Clinical utility of colonic low-amplitude propagating contractions in children with functional constipation.

Kitzia ColliardDhiren Patel Samuel Nurko Leonel Rodriguez

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)

LAPCs do not seem to have added clinical significance in pediatric functional constipation; CM interpretation could rely primarily on the presence of HAPCs. LAPCs may represent failed HAPCs. Larger studies are needed to further validate these findings.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
young adults
case control
ulcerative colitis