The investigation of chronic constipation for surgical management

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-294

  Ho, Y H ^a   Goh, H S ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colon; Constipation; Physiology; Rectum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM DISEASE; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONIC DISEASES; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0030155168     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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