Colonic Function Investigations in Children: Review by the ESPGHAN Motility Working Group.

Yvan Vandenplas, Anna Rybak, Massimo Martinelli, Nikhil Thapar, Michiel P Van Wijk, Silvia Salvatore, Annamaria Staiano, Mark A Benninga, Osvaldo Borrelli

Journal: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2022;74(5):681-692

PMID: 35262513

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Abstract

Disorders of colonic motility, most often presenting as constipation, comprise one of the commonest causes of outpatient visits in pediatric gastroenterology. This review, discussed and created by the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Motility Working Group, is a practical guide, which highlights the recent advances in pediatric colonic motility testing including indications, technical principles of the tests, patient preparation, performance and basis of the results' analysis of the tests. classical methods, such as colonic transit time (cTT) with radiopaque markers and colonic scintigraphy, as well as manometry and novel techniques, such as wireless motility capsule and electromagnetic capsule tracking systems are discussed.

Address: Neurogastroenterology & Motility Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.; the Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.; the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.; the Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; the KidZ Health Castle, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.; the Department of Pediatrics, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.; the Stem cell and Regenerative Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.

DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003429

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MeSH Terms: Child, Colon, Constipation, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Motility, Gastrointestinal Transit, Humans