Maria Cosentino, Claudio Beati, Simona Fornari, Emanuela Capalbo, Michela Peli, Maria Lovisatti, Maurizio Cariati, Gianpaolo Cornalba
PURPOSE: Colonic transit time and defaecography are well known, commonly used studies for evaluating patients with chronic constipation. The aim of this study was to compare colonic transit time with radiopaque markers and defaecography in female patients with obstructed defaecation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective observational study, between January 2010 and December 2012, a total of 30 female patients, mean age 60 years, with symptoms of obstructed defaecation were subjected to colonic transit time and defaecography, and divided into two groups: normal or abnormal colon transit time...
November 2014: La Radiologia Medica