Methods The notes of all patients undergoing selenium-75 taurocholic acid (SeHCAT)
scanning in our trust over a 1-year period were reviewed retrospectively. The number of …

Introduction 75Selenium taurocholic acid (SeHCAT) scanning diagnoses bile acid
malabsorption/bile acid diarrhoea (BAM/BAD) and defines optimal treatment. Approximately …

Introduction Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is accurately diagnosed using a 75 selenium
taurocholic acid (SeHCAT) scan which also defines treatments patients require. BAM causes …

Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is never life threatening but can cause chronic symptoms. A
survey of senior British gastroenterologists was conducted to examine their approach to …

Background: Diarrhoea is a common presenting complaint in the Gastroenterology
outpatient department. The potential causes are numerous, but include irritable bowel …

Introduction NICE guidelines in 2012 have recommended SeHCAT to be used in research in
order to collect more information in its usefulness in the diagnosis and treatment of BAM. A …

Objective A clinical diagnosis of bile acid malabsorption (BAM) can be confirmed using
SeHCAT (tauroselcholic (75selenium) acid), a radiolabelled synthetic bile acid. However …

Background Excessive amounts of bile acids entering the colon due to bile acid
malabsorption cause chronic bile acid diarrhoea. Diagnosis is possible by measuring the …

We read with interest the recent review in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 1 on the
prevalence of bile acid malabsorption (BAM) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome …

A comment on this article appears in" Letter: long-term treatment of severe bile acid
diarrhoea-obeticholic acid can normalise SeHCAT retention. Authors' reply." Aliment …