Table 4.
Manometric Findings of the Different Motility Patterns in Patients with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction Compared to Controls
| Manometric findings | Pattern | Absent activity motor | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Neuropathic | Myopathic | Mixed | |||
| Number of patients | 26 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 20 |
| Absent cyclic activity (%) | 61.5 | 0 | 71.0 | 100 | 0 |
| Number Phase III per hour | 0.03 ± 0.04a | 0.53 ± 0.13 | 0.20 ± 0.03a | 0 | 0.50 ± 0.04 |
| Number abnormal Phase III/total Phase III per hour | 18/20 | 0/3 | 15/16 | 0 | 0/61 |
| Frequency of contractions per minute (cpm) | 0.70 ± 0.09a | 0.28 ± 0.04 | 0.33 ± 0.05a | 0 | 1.20 ± 0.06 |
| % of propagated contractions | 0.30 ± 0.10 | 0.31 ± 0.31 | 0.44 ± 0.14 | 0 | 25.00 ± 15.00 |
| Clustered contractions per hour | 3.90 ± 0.80a | 2.00 ± 1.30 | 0.70 ± 0.30 | 0 | 1.20 ± 0.10 |
| Mean amplitude of contractions (mmHg) | 27.10 ± 1.90 | 16.00 ± 2.80a | 15.60 ± 0.90a | 0 | 31.00 ± 6.70 |
| IMI | 20.30 ± 3.00a | 4.50 ± 1.30a | 5.80 ± 1.10a | 0 | 38.40 ±12.60 |
% of propagated contraction, percentage contraction waves propagated with respect to the sum of all waves that occurred in the period registered; IMI, intestinal motility index.
a
P < 0.01 compared to control group.