Browse the latest research summaries in the field of gastroenterology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2013 • August 1, 2013
This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of plain abdominal radiography for assessing bowel dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found significant correlations between c...
KEY FINDING: There were statistically significant correlations between the total CTT and constipation score, and Starreveld and Leech scores.
Exp Neurol, 2018 • August 1, 2018
The workshop highlighted the critical need for improved bowel and bladder management strategies in individuals with SCI, emphasizing the importance of addressing this often-overlooked aspect of care. ...
KEY FINDING: There is a need to update and disseminate clinical care standards and guidelines for bowel and bladder management in SCI, incorporating patient priorities and preferences.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2007 • January 1, 2007
This study investigates the effect of digital rectal stimulation (DRS) on colonic motility in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results show that DRS causes increased left-sided colonic acti...
KEY FINDING: DRS significantly increased the mean number of peristaltic waves per minute in the colon compared to baseline.
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2012 • September 1, 2012
This case report describes a 57-year-old man who developed paraplegia after undergoing TACE for costal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient presented with sudden sensory and motor funct...
KEY FINDING: A patient developed paraplegia following TACE targeting a costal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
PLoS ONE, 2016 • August 24, 2016
The study investigated the long-term cost-effectiveness of transanal irrigation (TAI) in patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) who have failed standard bowel care (SBC). A deterministic Mar...
KEY FINDING: The model predicts that a 30-year old SCI patient with a life expectancy of 37 years initiating TAI will experience a 36% reduction in FI episodes.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • March 1, 2018
This study demonstrates that a multi–day, inpatient bowel preparation regimen is a tolerable, safe method of achieving a high percentage of adequate-quality bowel preparations in a population of patie...
KEY FINDING: The full bowel preparation was tolerated by 91% of inpatients, indicating good tolerability of the regimen.
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2025 • February 11, 2025
This study investigated the effects of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on motor function recovery in a spinal cord injury (SCI) mouse model. The results demonstrated that FMT restored gut micro...
KEY FINDING: FMT significantly improved motor function recovery in SCI mice compared to those treated with antibiotics alone, as shown by BMS scoring, inclined plane test, and footprint analysis.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2010 • June 1, 2010
This case report highlights a previously unreported complication of fecal management systems: autonomic dysreflexia (AD) in patients with high-level spinal cord injuries. A 26-year-old man with C5 tet...
KEY FINDING: A fecal management system (FMS) used to manage fecal incontinence triggered autonomic dysreflexia in a patient with tetraplegia.