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Effect of colonic distension on small bowel motility measured by jejunal high-resolution manometry.

Luis Gerardo Alcala-GonzalezCarolina MalageladaDan M LivovskyFernando Azpiroz
Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2022)
Long retrograde reflexes induced by colonic distension distort the balance between segmental and propagated activity, and may affect the normal response of the jejunum to food ingestion. Jejunal manometry in patients may be artifacted by colonic overload.
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