Surgery for obstructed defecation syndrome-is there an ideal technique

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Riss, Stefan ^a   Stift, Anton ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Defecatory disorders; Obstructive defecation syndrome; Prolapse; Rectocele; Rectopexy

Indexed keywords

DEFECATION DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE DEFECATION SYNDROME; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT PLANNING; CONSTIPATION; CONVALESCENCE; DEFECATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920934634     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.1     Document Type: Review

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