Number of retained radiopaque markers on a colonic transit study does not correlate with symptom severity or quality of life in chronic constipation.

Kyle D Staller Kenneth BarshopA N AnanthakrishnanB Kuo

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)

Among patients with chronic constipation, number of retained markers on a ROM colonic transit study does not correlate with measures of symptom severity or QOL. Clinicians should be cautious about overinterpreting ROM transit testing.

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ulcerative colitis