Abstract
These data suggest that the colonic transit is often accelerated in patients with portal hypertension, whereas the motor function of the stomach and the small intestine is unaffected.
Keywords
Gastric emptyingGastroenterologyMedicineInternal medicineAntrumPortal hypertensionStomachMotor functionSmall intestineGastrointestinal tractTransit timeCirrhosis
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- 2000
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- 35
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- 5
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- 490-493
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- 24
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Karen Madsen
(2000).
Gastrointestinal Motor Function in Patients with Portal Hypertension.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
, 35
(5)
, 490-493.
https://doi.org/10.1080/003655200750023741
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- 10.1080/003655200750023741