Which physiologic tests are useful in patients with constipation?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 735-739

  Halverson, Amy L ^a   Orkin, Bruce A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Defecography; Diagnosis; Manometry; Physiologic testing; Transit time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PUDENDAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; COMPLIANCE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PELVIC FLOOR;

EID: 0031806256     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236261     Document Type: Article

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