Kazci O, Ege F, Aydemir H, Kazci S, Aydin S. Can the change of vasomotor activity in irritable bowel syndrome patients be detected via color Doppler ultrasound? World J Radiol 2023; 15(7): 226-233 [PMID: 37545646 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i7.226]
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Sonay Aydin, MD, PhD, Academic Editor, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Mengucek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, Başbağlar, Hacı Ali Akın Cd. No. 32, 24100 Erzincan Merkez/Erzincan, Erzincan 24400, Turkey. sonay.aydin@erzincan.edu.tr
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World J Radiol. Jul 28, 2023; 15(7): 226-233 Published online Jul 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i7.226
Table 1 Brachial artery flow measurements before and after stimulation according to ırritable bowel syndrome and control groups
Pre-stimulation flow rate (mL/min), mean ± SD
Post-stimulation flow rate (mL/min), mean ± SD
P value
IBS (n = 29)
60.2 ± 28.8
78.1 ± 42.5
0.002
Control (n = 29)
77.5 ± 36.5
39.7 ± 19.1
< 0.001
P value
0.05
< 0.001
Table 2 Brachial artery diameter measurements before and after stimulation according to IBS and control groups
Diameter before stimulus (mm), mean ± SD
Diameter after stimulus (mm), mean ± SD
P value
IBS
3.4 ± 0.5
3.7 ± 0.5
0.01
Control
3.4 ± 0.5
2.8 ± 0.6
< 0.001
P value
0.92
< 0.001
Table 3 Changes in brachial artery flow and diameter with stimulation
Flow difference before and after stimulus (mL/min), median (25P-75P)
Diameter difference before and after stimulus (mm), median (25P-75P)
IBS
9.10 (0.00-33.70)
0.20 (0.00-0.40)
Control
-33.00 (-42.50 to -24.20)
-0.50 (-0.90 to -0.40)
P value
< 0.001
< 0.001
Table 4 The difference in flow rate between ırritable bowel syndrome and the control group before and after stimulation, according to gender
The difference in flow rate between before and after a stimülation (mL/min), median (25P-75P)
P value
Female
IBS (n = 15)
11.90 (0.00-35.70)
< 0.001
Control (n = 15)
-25.50 (-39.40 to -21.60)
Male
IBS (n = 14)
6.55 (-0.60-25.50)
< 0.001
Control (n = 14)
-39.75 (-58.90 to -32.00)
Table 5 Diameter difference before and after stimulation between ırritable bowel syndrome and control groups according to sex
The difference in diameter between before and after a stimulation (mm), median (25P-75P)
P value
Female
IBS (n = 15)
0.20 (0.00-0.40)
< 0.001
Control (n = 15)
-0.50 (-1.00 to -0.30)
Male
IBS (n = 14)
0.30 (0.00-0.50)
< 0.001
Control (n = 14)
-0.60 (-0.90 to -0.40)
Citation: Kazci O, Ege F, Aydemir H, Kazci S, Aydin S. Can the change of vasomotor activity in irritable bowel syndrome patients be detected via color Doppler ultrasound? World J Radiol 2023; 15(7): 226-233