Obesity and bariatric surgery: A systematic review of associations with defecatory dysfunction

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Poylin, V ^a   Serrot, F J ^a   Madoff, R D ^a   Ikrumuddin, S ^a   Mellgren, A ^a   Lowry, A C ^a   Melton, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Constipation; Diarrhea; Fecal incontinence; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIARRHEA; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79955883895     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02584.x     Document Type: Review

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