Original Article

Gallbladder and Gastric Motility in Patients with Idiopathic Slow-transit Constipation

Objective: Idiopathic slow-transit constipation (STC) has been suggested to be a pangastrointestinal motility disorder. We investigated scintigraphically whether motility in the gallbladder and stomach was impaired in slow-transit constipation. Methods: Twenty-four patients with STC were studied. Colon transit time, gallbladder motility, and solid-phase gastric emptying were measured by scintigraphy. Results:…