Clinical utility of balloon expulsion test for functional defecation disorders.

Journal: Annals of surgical treatment and research
Published Date: Jan 28, 2015

Abstract

PURPOSE: I investigated the diagnostic accuracy of balloon expulsion test (BET) with various techniques to find out the most appropriate method, and tried to confirm its clinical utility in diagnosing functional defecation disorders (FDD) in constipated patients.

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  • Moo-Kyung Seong
    Department of Surgery, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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