Colonic Volume Changes in Paediatric Constipation Compared to Normal Values Measured Using MRI
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects and Study Design
2.2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2.3. Data Analysis and Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ascending Colon (mL) | Transverse Colon (mL) | Descending Colon (mL) | Sigmoid Colon and Rectum (mL) | Total Colon (mL) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Controls | 59 (38–81) | 63 (48–91) | 57 (41–77) | 36 (23–54) | 227 (180–263) |
Patients | 62 (41–94) | 64 (56–87) | 65 (41–96) | 78 (20–189) | 309 (243–384) |
p-value | n/s | n/s | n/s | p < 0.05 | p < 0.001 |
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Sharif, H.; Hoad, C.L.; Abrehart, N.; Gowland, P.A.; Spiller, R.C.; Kirkham, S.; Loganathan, S.; Papadopoulos, M.; Benninga, M.A.; Devadason, D.; et al. Colonic Volume Changes in Paediatric Constipation Compared to Normal Values Measured Using MRI. Diagnostics 2021, 11, 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11060974
Sharif H, Hoad CL, Abrehart N, Gowland PA, Spiller RC, Kirkham S, Loganathan S, Papadopoulos M, Benninga MA, Devadason D, et al. Colonic Volume Changes in Paediatric Constipation Compared to Normal Values Measured Using MRI. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(6):974. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11060974
Chicago/Turabian StyleSharif, Hayfa, Caroline L. Hoad, Nichola Abrehart, Penny A. Gowland, Robin C. Spiller, Sian Kirkham, Sabarinathan Loganathan, Michalis Papadopoulos, Marc A. Benninga, David Devadason, and et al. 2021. "Colonic Volume Changes in Paediatric Constipation Compared to Normal Values Measured Using MRI" Diagnostics 11, no. 6: 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11060974