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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
Can the change of vasomotor activity in irritable bowel syndrome patients be detected via color Doppler ultrasound?
Omer Kazci, Fahrettin Ege, Huseyin Aydemir, Saliha Kazci, Sonay Aydin
Omer Kazci, Department of Radiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 06600, Turkey
Fahrettin Ege, Department of Neurology, VM Medicalpark Hospital, Ankara 06600, Turkey
Huseyin Aydemir, Sonay Aydin, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Mengucek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, Erzincan 24400, Turkey
Saliha Kazci, Department of Epidemiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06600, Turkey
Author contributions: Kazci O, Ege F, and Kazci S contributed equally to this work; Aydemir H wrote the manuscript; Aydin S, Kazci S, and Kazci O performed the experiments; Aydemir H and Ege F provided technical support and suggestions; Aydin S participated in writing and modifying the manuscript; Kazci O designed the study; All authors approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The studies adhered to the most recent edition of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Ankara City Hospital No. 2 Clinical Research Ethics Committee authorized the procedures, No. E2-22-1307.
Informed consent statement: The participants signed a declaration form declaring that all participants and/or their legal guardians granted informed permission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: 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
Received: April 25, 2023
Peer-review started: April 25, 2023
First decision: June 19, 2023
Revised: June 20, 2023
Accepted: July 7, 2023
Article in press: July 7, 2023
Published online: July 28, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: It has been noted that the autonomic activity of individuals who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) differs from that of healthy people. Colored Doppler ultrasonography can be utilized as a noninvasive diagnostic tool that can be performed at any age and at any age, is comfortable for the patient, and does not require further patient compliance to show autonomic dysfunction in patients with IBS.