Utility of whole gut transit scintigraphy in patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms.

Background: To review our experience of doing whole gut transit scintigraphy in patients presenting with functional gastrointestinal problems and to determine its clinical usefulness.

Method: All whole gut transit studies using a liquid meal over a 5-year-period were reviewed and clinical outcome assessed.

Results: Fifty-five patients (44 women; mean age 43 years) underwent whole gut transit scintigraphy using indium-111 diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid in water.