Dyssynergic Defecation and Biofeedback Therapy

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 569-586

  Rao, Satish S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal disorder; Biofeedback therapy; Constipation; Dyssynergic defecation

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CASANTHRONOL; CASCARA SAGRADA; CASTOR OIL; COLCHICINE; DANTRON; DIAZEPAM; DOCUSATE CALCIUM; DOCUSATE SODIUM; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LINACTOLIDE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL 3350; MAGNESIUM SALT; MANNITOL; MISOPROSTOL; PHOSPHATE; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; PLACEBO; SENNA EXTRACT; SORBITOL; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; MICTURITION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VAGINISM;

ANUS DISEASES; ATAXIA; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMANS; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 51349142614     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2008.06.011     Document Type: Review

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