Surgery for constipation: A review

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 444-460

  Pfeifer, Johann ^a   Agachan, Feran ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal physiology; Colonic inertia; Colorectal surgery; Constipation; Megabowel; Megarectum; Paradoxical puborectalis contraction; Pelvic outlet obstruction

Indexed keywords

COLON MOTILITY; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ILEUM POUCH; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM RESECTION; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; COLECTOMY; COLON; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC FLOOR; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE;

EID: 0029993453     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054062     Document Type: Review

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