Abstract
Visceral sensitivity is a complex phenomenon that is regarded as a key pathophysiological factor in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. In recent years, novel techniques have been developed in adults and adapted to children, allowing the measurement of visceral sensory thresholds of stomach and colon. This chapter reviews the barostat technique and the satiety drinking tests. Functional cerebral imaging and other chemical stimulations that have not been yet used in pediatric subjects are not discussed.
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Faure, C. (2013). Barostat and Other Sensitivity Tests. In: Faure, C., Di Lorenzo, C., Thapar, N. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-709-9_13
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