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Obstructed defecation
Author(s) -
SUN WEI MING
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1993.tb01532.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructed defecation , defecation , constipation , chronic constipation , defecography , pelvic floor , pathophysiology , surgery
Obstructed defecation is one of the causes of chronic constipation. Clinical tests suggest that patients with obstructed defecation have impaired pelvic floor function. Appropriate management relies on proper identification of the underlying pathophysiology.