TY  - JOUR
  - Mc Williams, SR,Mc Laughlin, PD,O'Connor, OJ,Desmond, AN,Laoire, AN,Shanahan, F,Quigley, EMM,Maher, MM
  - 2012
  - October
  - Journal Of Neurogastroenterology And Motility
  - Computed Tomography Assessment of Intestinal Gas Volumes in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
  - Validated
  - Altmetric: 2 ()
  - Gastrointestinal diseases Irritable bowel syndrome Tomography X-ray computed IRRITABLE-BOWEL-SYNDROME ABDOMINAL DISTENSION SYMPTOMS MECHANISMS RETENTION TOLERANCE DYNAMICS HUMANS
  - 18
  - 419
  - 425
  - Background/AimsMany patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) rank sensations of bloating and distension among their most debilitating symptoms. Previous studies that have examined intestinal gas volume (IGV) in patients with FGIDs have employed a variety of invasive and imaging techniques. These studies are limited by small numbers and have shown conflicting results. The aim of our study was to estimate, using CT of the abdomen and pelvis (CTAP), IGV in patients attending FGID clinic and to compare IGV in patients with and without FGID.MethodsAll CTAP (n = 312) performed on patients (n = 207) attending a specialized FGID clinic over 10-year period were included in this study. Patients were classified into one of 3 groups according to the established clinical grading system, as organic gastrointestinal disorder (OGID, ie, patients with an organic non-functional disorder, n = 84), FGID (n = 36) or organic and functional gastrointestinal disorder (OFGID, ie, patients with an organic and a functional disorder, n = 87). Two independent readers blinded to the diagnostic group calculated IGV using threshold based 3D region growing with OsiriX.ResultsMedian IGVs for the FGID, OGID, and OFGID groups were 197.6, 220.6 and 155.0 mL, respectively. Stepwise linear regression revealed age at study, gender, and calculated body mass index to predict the log IGV with an r(2) of 0.116, and P < 0.001. There was a significant positive correlation between age and IGV in OGID (Spearman's = 0.253, P = 0.02) but this correlation was non-significant in the other groups.ConclusionsAlthough bloating is a classic symptom in FGID patients, IGV may not be increased compared with OGID and OFGID patients.
  - 10.5056/jnm.2012.18.4.419
DA  - 2012/10
ER  - 

@article{V243939722,
   = {Mc Williams,  SR and Mc Laughlin,  PD and O'Connor,  OJ and Desmond,  AN and Laoire,  AN and Shanahan,  F and Quigley,  EMM and Maher,  MM },
   = {2012},
   = {October},
   = {Journal Of Neurogastroenterology And Motility},
   = {Computed Tomography Assessment of Intestinal Gas Volumes in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders},
   = {Validated},
   = {Altmetric: 2 ()},
   = {Gastrointestinal diseases Irritable bowel syndrome Tomography X-ray computed IRRITABLE-BOWEL-SYNDROME ABDOMINAL DISTENSION SYMPTOMS MECHANISMS RETENTION TOLERANCE DYNAMICS HUMANS},
   = {18},
  pages = {419--425},
   = {{Background/AimsMany patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) rank sensations of bloating and distension among their most debilitating symptoms. Previous studies that have examined intestinal gas volume (IGV) in patients with FGIDs have employed a variety of invasive and imaging techniques. These studies are limited by small numbers and have shown conflicting results. The aim of our study was to estimate, using CT of the abdomen and pelvis (CTAP), IGV in patients attending FGID clinic and to compare IGV in patients with and without FGID.MethodsAll CTAP (n = 312) performed on patients (n = 207) attending a specialized FGID clinic over 10-year period were included in this study. Patients were classified into one of 3 groups according to the established clinical grading system, as organic gastrointestinal disorder (OGID, ie, patients with an organic non-functional disorder, n = 84), FGID (n = 36) or organic and functional gastrointestinal disorder (OFGID, ie, patients with an organic and a functional disorder, n = 87). Two independent readers blinded to the diagnostic group calculated IGV using threshold based 3D region growing with OsiriX.ResultsMedian IGVs for the FGID, OGID, and OFGID groups were 197.6, 220.6 and 155.0 mL, respectively. Stepwise linear regression revealed age at study, gender, and calculated body mass index to predict the log IGV with an r(2) of 0.116, and P < 0.001. There was a significant positive correlation between age and IGV in OGID (Spearman's = 0.253, P = 0.02) but this correlation was non-significant in the other groups.ConclusionsAlthough bloating is a classic symptom in FGID patients, IGV may not be increased compared with OGID and OFGID patients.}},
   = {10.5056/jnm.2012.18.4.419},
  source = {IRIS}
}