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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
Anorectal myectomy was performed in 62 patients suffering from symptoms attributed to ineffective colonic motility. Indications for surgery rested on the presence of one or more of the following three criteria: abnormally reduced stool frequency, prolonged transit of radioopaque markers, and abnormal anorectal manometry. One year after myectomy in the 50 patients with less than three stools per week the average number of stools per week increased from 1.2 to 4.2 (P less than 0.001). The remaining 12 patients, who had more than three stools per week, were completely relieved of their symptoms. In all cases with improved symptoms, myectomy acclerated the transit of radioopaque markers through the large bowel. Organic constipation amenable to surgical treatment is more frequent than previously thought. Idiopathic constipation may result from colonic inertia or outlet (anorectal) obstruction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0016-5085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
623-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanisms of idiopathic constipation: outlet obstruction.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article