Headspace screening of fluid obtained from the gut during colonoscopy and breath analysis by proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: A novel approach in the diagnosis of gastro-intestinal diseases

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9746687	International Journal of Mass Spectrometry	2005	4 Pages	PDF

Abstract

This study is the first describing headspace screening of fluid obtained from the gut during colonoscopy, possibly presenting a novel diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of gastro-intestinal diseases.

Keywords

PTR-MS Breath test Inflammatory bowel disease irritable bowel syndrome Fluid Mass spectrometry Colonoscopy

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Chemistry Analytical Chemistry

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Headspace screening of fluid obtained from the gut during colonoscopy and breath analysis by proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: A novel approach in the diagnosis of gastro-intestinal diseases

Authors

M. Lechner, H.P. Colvin, C. Ginzel, P. Lirk, J. Rieder, H. Tilg,