Clinical value of symptom assessment in patients with constipation
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 42 (11), 1401-1408
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02235036
Abstract
PURPOSE:This study was designed to evaluate symptoms and clinical findings in a prospective series of patients with chronic constipation.METHODS:A total of 155 consecutive patients with intractable constipation underwent detailed symptom registration, anorectal manometry, electromyography, cKeywords
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