Abstract |
Gas-fluid levels in the colon observed in radiographs are abnormal and usually indicate serious gastrointestinal disease. Colonic gas-fluid levels associated with concurrent abdominal pain and malabsorption of lactose, documented by lactose breath hydrogen testing, were observed in five children. Incomplete lactose absorption is a relatively benign condition that can be added to the differential diagnosis of gas-fluid levels in the colon and may account for some cases of spontaneous resolution of clinical and radiologic signs in children presenting with acute recurrent abdominal pain.
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Authors | R G Barr, D C Kushner |
Journal | Canadian Medical Association journal
(Can Med Assoc J)
Vol. 132
Issue 10
Pg. 1158-60
(May 15 1985)
ISSN: 0008-4409 [Print] Canada |
PMID | 3995435
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Child
- Colon
(diagnostic imaging)
- Female
- Humans
- Lactose Intolerance
(diagnostic imaging)
- Pain
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Radiography, Abdominal
- Recurrence
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