Patients who did not undergo three intervention tests and reasons why tests were not performed
| Study number | Tests performed | Reason why tests were not performed |
| 6 | None | Patient refusal |
| 15 | Glucose hydrogen methane breath test and SeHCAT | Patient refused lactose hydrogen methane breath test |
| 20 | None | Patient unwell during treatment requiring admission and nephrostomy |
| 28 | Glucose hydrogen methane breath test | Patient developed deep vein thrombosis despite low molecular weight heparin requiring inferior vena caval filter insertion |
| 36 | Glucose hydrogen methane breath test and SeHCAT | Breath tests delayed by course of antibiotics then patient unwell following brachytherapy |
| 44 | None | Patient had diarrhoea for 2 days only and did not want to pursue tests |
| 49 | SeHCAT | Patient concerned about fasting for tests and also had a death in the family during treatment |
SeHCAT, Selenium-75-homocholicacid taurine.