Difficult Defecation: Difficult Problem Assessment and Management; What Really Helps?

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 837-844

  Bharucha, Adil E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal; Biofeedback; Defecation; Defecatory disorders; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Puborectalis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; LAXATIVE;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SURGERY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IRRITABLE COLON; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECTOCELE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; REVIEW; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; DEFECATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMANS;

EID: 81455142645     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2011.09.001     Document Type: Review

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