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Hyperactive cyclic motor activity in the distal colon after colonic surgery as defined by high‐resolution colonic manometry

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Recovery after colonic surgery is invariably delayed by disturbed gut motility. It is commonly assumed that colonic motility becomes quiescent after surgery, but this hypothesis has not been evaluated rigorously.… Click to show full abstract

Recovery after colonic surgery is invariably delayed by disturbed gut motility. It is commonly assumed that colonic motility becomes quiescent after surgery, but this hypothesis has not been evaluated rigorously. This study quantified colonic motility through the early postoperative period using high‐resolution colonic manometry.

Keywords: colonic manometry; high resolution; surgery; colonic surgery; resolution colonic

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2018

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