Breath hydrogen test in infants and children with blind loop syndrome
1984
Nose, Osamu | Kai, Hiroshi | Harada, Tokuzo | Ogawa, Minoru | Maki, Ichiro | Tajiri, Hitoshi | Kanaya, Shinobu | Kimura, Saburo | Shimizu, Kazuo | Yabuuchi, Hyakuji
Extract: Breath hydrogen production after oral lactose loading was examined in infants and children with stagnant loop syndrome, blind loop syndrome, or both. All 6 infants under 3 years of age had bacteriological evidence of small intestinal colonization. The characteristics of the breath hydrogen test in this syndrome are: (a) extremely high basal excretion of breath hydrogen (after overnight fasting); (b) an earlier and greater breath hydrogen value after oral lactose administration than formed in lactose malabsorption alone; and (c) the observation of a sustained hydrogen rise over several hours. This investigation demonstrated that the breath hydrogen test is a promising and noninvasive tool for diagnosing blind (or stagnant) loop syndrome. (author)
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