Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3982370 | Clinical Radiology | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The findings of the present study suggest that local inflammatory activity of small-bowel segments in patients with active Crohn's disease alters small-bowel motility in distant, non-affected segments. The motility patterns revealed reduced contraction-wave frequencies, amplitudes, and decreased luminal occlusion rates. Thus evaluation of these characteristics potentially helps to differentiate between chronic and active Crohn's disease.
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Authors
S. Bickelhaupt, J.M. Froehlich, R. Cattin, N. Patuto, R. Tutuian, K.U. Wentz, J.L. Culmann, S. Raible, H. Bouquet, U. Bill, M.A. Patak,