Long-term results of subtotal colectomy and evidence of noncolonic involvement in patients with idiopathic slow-transit constipation

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1083-1091

  Ghosh, S ^a   Papachrysostomou, M ^a   Batool, M ^a   Eastwood, M A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constipation; Subtotal colectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0029812237     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529609036891     Document Type: Article

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