Abdominal colectomy as a treatment of obstinate slow transit constipation: Clinical results and aetiological analysis

Formosan Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 112-117

  Tong, Wei Dong ^b   Liu, Bao Hua ^b   Zhang, Sheng Ben ^b   Zhang, Lian Yang ^b   Huang, Xian Kai ^b   Gao, Feng ^a  

^a LANZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Etiology; Slow transit constipation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; BISACODYL; ENEMA; LAXATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; RHUBARB EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; SEX HORMONE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038107980     PISSN: 10116788     EISSN: 22135413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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