Colonic stool burden on computed tomography does not correlate with bowel habit: a cross-sectional study.

D FergusonR D HolmesR ScottM AlsahafiJ BuckleyF DonnellanDavid O Prichard

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)

Physicians may use abdominal CT in their assessment of patients' chronic bowel habits. However, objective assessment does not support this practice. Colonic stool burden does not correlate with patient-reported symptoms or a criteria-based diagnosis of constipation.

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