Defecation disorders
National Institutes of Health
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PurposeBiofeedback therapy (BT) is a simple and effective technique for managing outlet constipation and fecal incontinence…
BACKGROUND/AIMS
There are few reports on defecography in male patients with defecation disorders (DD) such as morphological and…
Functional defecation disorders are common and affect approximately 50% of patients with chronic constipation. The etiology of…
A large number of patients present with fecal incontinence due to idiopathic pelvic neuropathy or lesions of pelvic nerves…
Opinion statementFunctional disorders of defecation are common and often overlap with slow-transit constipation. They are…
Most children with chronic constipation (1) do not have an underlying organic disorder (2). The organic causes of constipation…
Objective The effect of inferior rectal nerve (IRN) stimulation on the rectum was studied, postulating that nerve stimulation…
Biofeedback therapy is a useful adjunct to conventional treatment for many patients with refractory defecation disorders. This…
During our study of the defecation mechanism, we found that the external anal sphincter contracted not only upon rectal inflation…