Does the Oral-Anal Transit Test Correlate with Colonic Manometry Findings in Children with Refractory Constipation?
Jason DranoveNathan R FleishmanSaigopala ReddySteven TeichPublished in: Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition (2020)
OTT and CM are both valuable studies that assess different aspects of colonic function. OTT can be used as a screening test to rule out colonic inertia. However, the most proximal extent of remaining markers does not predict the anatomical extent of the manometric abnormality, particularly in isolated sigmoid dysfunction.