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Fritz, Tanja, Huenseler, Christoph and Broekaert, Ilse (2022). Assessment of whole gut motility in adolescents using the wireless motility capsule test. Eur. J. Pediatr., 181 (3). S. 1197 - 1205. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1432-1076

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Abstract

Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are often associated with intestinal dysmotility representing a diagnostic challenge. A relatively new method is the wireless motility capsule (WMC) test, which continuously measures pH, pressure, temperature and regional transit times as it passes through the GI tract. In adults, the WMC test was approved for use in the diagnosis of gastroparesis and constipation by assessing GI transit and contractility. We performed the WMC test in nine adolescent patients aged 12-17 years with functional GI symptoms from July 2017 until February 2019. Abnormal transit times were detected in four patients. Three patients showed abnormal transit times of the upper GI tract: in two cases, contractility analysis revealed prolonged gastric retention, and in one patient, abnormal colonic transit was detected. Conclusion: The WMC test is a minimally invasive procedure with potential to expand future diagnostic opportunities for paediatric patients with functional GI disorders and suspected motility disturbances.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fritz, Tanja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huenseler, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Broekaert, Ilse UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-561321
DOI:	10.1007/s00431-021-04295-6
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Pediatr.
Volume:	181
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 1197 - 1205
Date:	2022
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1432-1076
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HEALTHY; PH; PROFILES Multiple languages Pediatrics Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56132