Treatment of constipation in adults associated with idiopathic megarectum by behavioural retraining including biofeedback

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 477-482

  Mimura, T ^a   Nicholls, T ^a   Storrie, J B ^a   Kamm, M A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural retraining; Biofeedback; Constipation; Faecal impaction; Megarectum

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COLON RADIOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES IMPACTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036849228     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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