Editorial: Intestinal Ultrasound for the Assessment of Constipation-Out of the Shadows? Authors' Reply

Ryan M Mathias^{1

2

3}, Thomas M Goodsall^{4

5}, Claire E Parker⁶, Alice S Day^{1

2

3}, Yoon K An^{7

8}, Brandon Baraty^{9

10}, Chamara Basnayake^{11

12}, Jakob Begun⁷, Ray K Boyapati^{13

14}, Rebecca Burgell¹⁵, Michael T Dolinger¹⁶, Giovanni Maconi¹⁷, Kerri L Novak¹⁸, Shintaro Sagami¹⁹, Rebecca L Smith²⁰, Ashish R Srinivasan^{21

22

23}, Stuart A Taylor²⁴, Vipul Jairath^{6

25

26}, Christopher Ma¹⁸, Robert V Bryant^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
² School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
³ Basel Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁴ Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service, Department of Gastroenterology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁹ Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁰ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹² Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹³ Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ Department of Gastroenterology, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁶ Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
¹⁷ Gastroenterology Unit-Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science, 'L.Sacco' University Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
¹⁸ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁹ Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
²⁰ Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²² Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²³ Department of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁴ Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK.
²⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
²⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 40810405
DOI: 10.1111/apt.70338

Editorial

Editorial: Intestinal Ultrasound for the Assessment of Constipation-Out of the Shadows? Authors' Reply

Ryan M Mathias et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Oct.

. 2025 Oct;62(8):855-856.

doi: 10.1111/apt.70338. Epub 2025 Aug 14.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
² School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
³ Basel Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁴ Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service, Department of Gastroenterology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁹ Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁰ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹¹ Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹² Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹³ Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ Department of Gastroenterology, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁶ Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
¹⁷ Gastroenterology Unit-Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science, 'L.Sacco' University Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
¹⁸ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁹ Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
²⁰ Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²² Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²³ Department of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁴ Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK.
²⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
²⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 40810405
DOI: 10.1111/apt.70338

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