Constipation
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Functional magnetic stimulation in constipation associated with Parkinson's disease.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were: (i) to investigate the effect of functional magnetic stimulation on total colonic transit time in patients with Parkinson's disease; (ii) to compare the changes in dynamic recto-anal behaviour during filling ... Read more...

Fibre content of enteral feeds for the older child.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: There is currently a lack of clinical data on fibre requirements in UK children. Subsequently, the ideal fibre profile for enteral formulae designed to meet the requirements of older children is unknown. The present study aimed to ... Read more...

Reliability and validity of the University of California, Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract Instrument.

13 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To refine the previously developed scleroderma (systemic sclerosis [SSc]) gastrointestinal tract (GIT) instrument (SSC-GIT 1.0). METHODS: We administered the SSC-GIT 1.0 and the Short Form 36 to 152 patients with SSc; 1 item was added to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Constipation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Functional magnetic stimulation in constipation associated with Parkinson's disease. 30 Oct 2009
• Fibre content of enteral feeds for the older child. 29 Sep 2009
• Reliability and validity of the University of California, Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract Instrument. 13 Sep 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Sigmoid volvulus. Sep 2009
• [Side effects of opioid and gene variants] 30 Aug 2009
• Emerging drugs for chronic constipation. 30 Aug 2009
• Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome and stercoral ulcers. 30 Aug 2009
• Chronic constipation in the elderly. 30 Aug 2009
• Long-term use of methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in advanced cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Effectiveness of two opioid antagonists in treating opioid-induced constipation. 30 Aug 2009
• Nosocomial scatology in the intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• The impact of stapled transanal rectal resection on anorectal function in patients with obstructed defecation syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
• Pathophysiology of bowel dysfunction in patients with motor incomplete spinal cord injury: comparison with patients with motor complete spinal cord injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Giant vesical diverticulum: a rare cause of defecation disturbance. 19 Aug 2009
• Wireless capsule motility: comparison of the SmartPill GI monitoring system with scintigraphy for measuring whole gut transit. 3 Aug 2009
• Phase II-I-II study of two different doses and schedules of pralatrexate, a high-affinity substrate for the reduced folate carrier, in patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma reveals marked activity in T-cell malignancies. Aug 2009
• [Two cases of prostatic carcinoma causing a disorder of gastrointestinal transit due to rectal stenosis] 30 Jul 2009
• Antegrade enemas for defecation disorders: do they improve the colonic motility? 30 Jul 2009
• Neurogenic bowel dysfunction: pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment. 30 Jul 2009
• Prucalopride: a new drug for the treatment of chronic constipation. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Constipation'

Definition: Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.

Descriptor UI: D003248

Alternative terms: Constipation; Dyschezia; Colonic Inertia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.821.150;