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A constipation scoring system to simplify evaluation and management of constipated patients
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 1996 · Vol. 39(6) · pp. 681–685
Feran Agachan✉(Cleveland Clinic Florida)Teng Chen(Cleveland Clinic Florida)Johann Pfeifer(Cleveland Clinic Florida)Petachia Reissman(Cleveland Clinic Florida)Steven D. Wexner(Cleveland Clinic Florida)
Abstract
The proposed constipation scoring system correlated well with objective physiologic findings in constipated patients to allow uniformity in assessment of the severity of constipation.
Gastrointestinal motility and disordersPelvic floor disorders treatmentsCongenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesMedicineConstipationAnorectal manometryFunctional constipationChronic constipationDefecationPhysical therapyInternal medicineAbdominal painGastroenterology
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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overConstipationFemaleGastrointestinal TransitHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsReproducibility of Results
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