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Chronic Constipation: Current Treatment Options [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Chronic constipation is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder that affects patients of all ages. In 2007, a consensus group of 10 Canadian gastroenterologists developed a set of recommendations pertaining to the management of chronic constipation
Louis Wing Cheong Liu
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Chronic Constipation: Current Management and Challenges
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Many challenges are associated with the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic constipation. Some of these challenges arise from the currently incomplete understanding of what causes constipation and from the difficulties in diagnosing and ...
Martin Storr
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Epidemiology and Burden of Chronic Constipation
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Chronic constipation is an important component of clinical gastroenterology practice worldwide. Based on the definition, either self-reported or using Rome criteria, chronic constipation can affect from 2% to 27% of the population.
Maria Ines Pinto Sanchez, Premysl Bercik
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Slow transit constipation: clinical and aetiological studies. [PDF]
, 2000 PhDConstipation is the second most commonly self-reported gastrointestinal symptom. On the basis of anorectal physiological investigations and colonic transit studies, a subgroup of patients with several intractable symptoms, but without organic ...
Knowles, Charles H
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A critical appraisal of lubiprostone in the treatment of chronic constipation in the elderly
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2013 Beatriz Gras-Miralles,1 Filippo Cremonini1,21Gastroenterology Department, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2Southern Nevada VA Healthcare System, Las Vegas, NV, USAAbstract: Chronic constipation is a common ...
Gras-Miralles B, Cremonini F
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The role of rectal hyposensitivity in the development of functional hindgut disorders: clinical significance and pathophysiology [PDF]
, 2014 The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the authorBackground Rectal hyposensitivity (RH) is associated with functional hindgut ...
Burgell, Rebecca Elizabeth
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Studies of pathophysiology and psychosocial functioning in adolescents with anorectal anomalies [PDF]
, 2011 PhDIntroduction: Anorectal anomalies (ARA) are a range of congenital conditions ranging from a slight malposition of the anus to complex anomalies of the hindgut and urogenital organ.
Athanasakos, Eleni P
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Diagnostics, 2022 Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder in older adults, and it is very important to manage chronic constipation. However, evaluating these subjective symptoms is extremely difficult in cases where patients are unable to express their ...
Masaru Matsumoto +12 more
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The pathophysiology of chronic constipation [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Constipation is broadly defined as an unsatisfactory defecation characterized by infrequent stools, difficult stool passage or both. The common approach to the pathophysiology of constipation groups the disorder into primary and secondary causes. Primary causes are intrinsic problems of colonic or anorectal function, whereas secondary causes are ...
Christopher N Andrews, Martin Storr
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Elderly and Senile Chronic Constipation: an Expert Consensus
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2021 Aim. An appraisal of practitioners with chronic constipation management details in older and senile adults.Key points. Chronic constipation is a common issue in geriatrics.
V. T. Ivashkin +11 more
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