Intraluminal manometry with microballoons or perfused catheters as well as determinations of transit time are the most important methods in the study of colonic motility. Motility recording is complementary to other methods of investigation; but we cannot yet prove or disprove the diagnosis of any disease of the colon by studying motility. In further motility studies, the development of a technique for the diagnosis of the irritable bowel syndrome, the most frequent gastrointestinal disease, should have priority. According to our present knowledge, motility disturbances of the colon may be classified as follows: achalasic colon, hypersegmenting colon, hyposegmenting colon and disturbances of the defecation reflex.
使用微球囊或灌注导管进行腔内测压以及测定传输时间是研究结肠动力的最重要方法。动力记录是对其他检查方法的补充；但通过研究动力，我们尚不能证实或排除任何结肠疾病的诊断。在进一步的动力研究中，应优先开发用于诊断最常见的胃肠疾病——肠易激综合征的技术。根据我们目前的认识，结肠动力障碍可分为以下几类：失弛缓性结肠、高节段性结肠、低节段性结肠和排便反射障碍。
