TY - JOUR
AU - Sachdeva, Sanjeev
AB - Hepatol Int (2013) 7:268–273 DOI 10.1007/s12072-012-9360-9 O R I G IN AL ARTI CL E Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and delayed orocecal transit time in patients with cirrhosis and low-grade hepatic encephalopathy • • Manish Kumar Lunia Barjesh Chander Sharma Sanjeev Sachdeva Received: 12 November 2011 / Accepted: 28 February 2012 / Published online: 15 March 2012 Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver 2012 Abstract Conclusion SIBO and delayed OCTT are more common Background Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with MHE and early HE in patients with cirrhosis. with poor prognosis in cirrhosis. Gut-derived nitrogenous substances play a role in pathogenesis of HE. The present Keywords Cirrhosis  Hepatic encephalopathy  Small study was conducted to assess small intestinal bacterial intestinal bacterial overgrowth  Orocecal Transit time overgrowth (SIBO) and prolonged orocecal transit time (OCTT) in cirrhosis and low-grade HE. Methods In cross-sectional prospective study, 75 patients Introduction were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (no HE, n = 31), group 2 (minimal HE, n = 29), and group 3 (early/grade 1 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is defined as metabolically HE, n = 15). Minimal HE (MHE) was diagnosed when induced, potentially reversible, functional disturbance of psychometric 
TI - Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and delayed orocecal transit time in patients with cirrhosis and low-grade hepatic encephalopathy
JF - Hepatology International
DO - 10.1007/s12072-012-9360-9
DA - 2012-03-15
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/small-intestinal-bacterial-overgrowth-and-delayed-orocecal-transit-7CEo1129d3
SP - 268
EP - 273
VL - 7
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -