Expert Position Statement: Defining the Role of Intestinal Ultrasound in Assessing Constipation and Faecal Loading.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intestinal ultrasound has been proposed as a tool to assess non-inflammatory functional gastrointestinal disorders, including constipation and faecal loading. However, well-defined sonographic criteria for these conditions are currently lacking.

Aim

To identify and establish specific sonographic parameters that could be used to assess constipation and faecal loading with intestinal ultrasound.

Methods

We conducted a Research and Development/University of California Los Angeles appropriateness method exercise. A multidisciplinary, international panel comprising 14 experts in adult and paediatric gastroenterology and one radiologist experienced in gastrointestinal imaging rated the appropriateness of 57 statements using a 9-point Likert scale over two rounds

SUBMITTER: Mathias RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12453904 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature