American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volumen 93, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 2436-2440
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00029270
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10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00700.x
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/163406
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Objective: Previous studies have shown small bowel motor activity abnormalities in patients with liver cirrhosis of different etiologies, but motility has not been studied in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Our aim was to investigate proximal small bowel motility in these patients. Methods: Twenty-five female patients presenting clinical, biochemical, serological, and histological findings compatible with primary biliary cirrhosis, 10 female patients with nonalcoholic liver cirrhosis, and 10 normal female controls were studied. Motility of the upper small bowel was measured in the fasted state by means of perfused manometric catheters, connected to external transducers and positioned in the small bowel under fluoroscopy. Results: The average amplitude of contractions was significantly decreased in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis compared with other liver cirrhosis (20.2 ± 1.0 vs 32 ± 2.9 mm Hg). Also, a significantly increased frequency of cluster of contractions and a