Obstructed defecation syndrome

Harefuah

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 493-497

  Greenberg, Ron ^a   Itah, Refael ^a   Dekel, Roey ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Constipation; Defecography; Obstructed defecation syndrome; Pelvic floor; Rectocele and enterocele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SYNDROME;

CONSTIPATION; FECAL IMPACTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYNDROME;

EID: 50949123737     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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