Consensus statement AIGO/SICCR diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and obstructed defecation (Part II: Treatment)

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 36, 2012, Pages 4994-5013

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

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Cardinal Massaja Hospital   (Italy)

^d BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (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

Biofeedback; Colectomy; Delorme operation; Laxatives; Mesh; Outlet obstruction; Pelvic floor rehabilitation; Pelvic organ prolapse; Prokinetics; Stapled transanal rectal resection

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; ALMOND OIL; ALVIMOPAN; BISACODYL; CASCARA; CISAPRIDE; COLCHICINE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; GLYCEROL; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LINACLOTIDE; LIQUID PARAFFIN; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM SALT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLCELLULOSE; OLIVE OIL; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PRUCALOPRIDE; RENZAPRIDE; SENNA EXTRACT; SORBITOL; TEGASEROD;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALOE; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BLOATING; BRAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COLPOCELE; CONSTIPATION; CYSTOCELE; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROCELE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEGACOLON; MEGARECTUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; OBSTRUCTED DEFECATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCTOPEXY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTOCELE; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SIGMOIDOCELE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STENOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VOLTOCELE;

EID: 84867785625     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i36.4994     Document Type: Article

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