Constipation caused by functional outlet obstruction

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 414-418

  Sanmiguel, Claudia P ^a   Soffer, Edy E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIETARY FIBER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; ANAL CANAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0742280137     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-003-0055-1     Document Type: Review

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