Abstract
The hydrogen and methane breath test represents a very simple, cheap, non-invasive diagnostic procedure to evaluate intraluminal events occurring in the gastrointestinal tract. Its clinical applications are, first of all, lactose malabsorption and small bowel bacterial overgrowth, but it has also been used to evaluate mouth-to-cecum transit time, sweetener malabsorption and intestinal mucosa integrity. Methodological aspects should be better evaluated and an improvement of its accuracy should be obtained through the adoption of new protocols.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 40-43 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Digestive and Liver Disease Supplements |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Functional bowel disorders
- Hydrogen breath test
- Lactose malabsorption
- Methane
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology