Consensus statement AIGO/SICCR: Diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and obstructed defecation (part I: Diagnosis)

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1555-1564

  Bove, Antonio ^a   Pucciani, Filippo ^b   Bellini, Massimo ^c   Battaglia, Edda ^d   Bocchini, Renato ^e   Altomare, Donato Francesco ^f   Dodi, Giuseppe ^g   Sciaudone, Guido ^h   Falletto, Ezio ⁱ   Piloni, Vittorio ^j   Gambaccini, Dario ^c   Bove, Vincenzo ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Cardinal Massaja Hospital   (Italy)

^e BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

ⁱ MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Diagnostic Imaging Centre 'N Aliotta'   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Anorectal manometry; Balloon expulsion test; Colon motility; Constipation scoring system; Defecography; Dyssynergic defecation; Obstructed defecation; Quality of life; Slow transit constipation

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; BALLOON EXPULSION; BARIUM ENEMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLONIC MANOMETRY; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTED DEFECATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84859961856     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1555     Document Type: Editorial

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