Pacheco PMA, Cruz SC, Vizcarra DA, Sandoval PA

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

The time of the colonic transit is the objective measurement of the time in which the intestinal content course or pass through the colon and represents a very important advance in the evaluation of patients with upheavals the intestinal habit. Objective: To evaluate the TTC by means of use of radiopaque markers in individuals normal of the City of Mexico to establish which is the TTC normal in healthy subjects of our populations, and to be able thus, to comparate ours results with the reported ones in literature. Material and methods: In a time of 3 months from July to September of 1998. Thirty healthy people were studied (without antecedents of anorectal pathology) from the point of view of colonic transit, in the Coloproctology Service of the Hospital Regional “Lic. Adolfo López Mateos” of ISSSTE. With the support of the Radiology Service for the accomplishment of the mentioned study using marker radiopaques. These variables were analyzed: habit intestinal, ingestion of liquids per day, meats, fruit, vegetable and fiber by week. The total of patients was divided in 3 groups in relation to the age. Group A included patients of 18 to 30 years, group B from 31 to 40 year, and group C from 41 to 50 years. Results: Within group A of the 50% of the patients were male and 50% female, the intestinal habit average was 1.65 evacuations per day, without existing statistically significants differences between the members of the group. In comparation with the elements of groups B and C. Within this group the totally eliminations of the colonic transit markers was at 48 hours of the ingestions. Within the group B, 50% of the patients belonged to male sex and 50% to the female. The intestinal habit was average of 1.73 evacuations per day without presenting significant differences statistically between the members of the group. In comparison with the elements of the groups C. It was observed within this group, the elimination of the totality of the colonic transit markers before 48 hours in 90% of the totality of the sample. Whereas in 10% of the sample, an eliminations of the 85% retards 48 hours completing the eliminations of the 100% at 72 hours. Within the group C, 80% belonged to male sex and 20% to female sex. The intestinal habit average was 1.4 evacuations per day, without presenting statistically significant differences between the members of the group. In comparison with the elements of the groups A and B. An elimination was registered of the colonic transit markers in 60% of the sample at the 48 hours, 20% of the totality of it presented an elimination of 75% at 48 hours and the totality of the elimination at 72 hours 10% of the totality. Showed at 72 hours elimination of 90% of total colonics markers, and 100% at 96 hours. The data presented significant difference statistically with values of p 0.05 in relation to the values found in the groups A and B, but with values similars to the reported in world-wide Literature and accepting like normal. Conclusion: 84% presented the elimination of the totality colonic transit markers before the 48 hours, exist statistically significant differences in relation to the TTC in patients of the group of age of 41-50 years compared with the other training groups, the values reported reflect that the population in study presented less TTC values accepted like normal reported in world-wide literature.