A physiological comparison between idiopathic and post-hysterectomy constipation
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Celic A.,
Katsinelos P.,
Amperiadis P., .
Tarpagos A., .
Vasiliadis Th., .
Christodoulou K.,
Pilpilidis I.,
Dimiropoulos S.,
Xiarchos P.,
SUMMARY
In order to gain more insight into the pathophysiology of
severe constipation, anorectal manometry, sphincter electromyography,
whole gut tansit time and a test of defaecation
of a simulated stool were carried out in 22 female patients
with severe idiopathic constipation, 14 patients with
severe constipation after hysterectomy and 20 female normal
controls. Only 1/23 patient with idiopathic constipation
compared with 6/14 patients with post hysterectomy
constipation showed normal transit time (p
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