Surgical management of constipation

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-84

  Beck, David E ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Colectomy; Colonic inertia; Constipation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BLOATING; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; IRRITABLE COLON; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944363853     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870888     Document Type: Review

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