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Table 1 Colonic manometry data

From: Simultaneous assessment of colon motility in children with functional constipation by cine-MRI and colonic manometry: a feasibility study

Patient number/male or female

Additional clinical information

Current management

Position tip colonic catheter (as shown on abdominal x-ray)

Colonic manometry channels visualised on cine-MRI

Number of HAPCs visualised on manometry in the descending colon

Results of colonic manometry

1/F

Concomitant symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea and depression

Treated with daily caecostomy flushes with saline and polyethylene glycol

Sigmoid colon

3-6

0

Abnormal colonic motility with lack of HAPCs in response to the administration of bisacodyl

2/F

Concomitant symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Treated with daily caecostomy flushes with saline, bisacodyl and polyethylene glycol

Distal descending colon

6–8

0

Normal colonic motility in the colon proximal to the splenic flexure; abnormal motility in the descending colon with lack of HAPCs in response to the administration of bisacodyl

3/M

Known with obesity

Treated with high dosage of daily lactulose, polyethylene glycol and bisacodyl

Hepatic flexure

5–7

3

Normal colonic motility

4/F

 

Treated with daily caecostomy flushes with saline and bisacodyl

Rectosigmoid colon

4–6

4

Normal colonic motility

5/M

Known with obesity

Weekly cleanout with high dose polyethylene glycol and daily bisacodyl.

Cecum

6–8

4

Normal colonic motility

6/M

Known with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Daily polyethylene glycol

Hepatic flexure

8

0

Abnormal colonic motility with lack of HAPCs in response to the administration of bisacodyl

  1. HAPCs High-amplitude propagating contractions. The age of individual patients is not given avoiding identification