Imaging of obstructed defecation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2008 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Clinical Radiology, volume 63, pages 18-26 (issn: 0009-9260,

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Authors: A, Ganeshan; E M, Anderson; S, Upponi; A C, Planner; A, Slater; N, Moore; H, D'Costa; +1 Authors

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.015

pmid: 18068787

Imaging of obstructed defecation

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Abstract

Constipation is a common problem in the western world, which occurs as a consequence of impaired colonic transit and/or due to obstructed defecation. Imaging plays an important role in distinguishing structural from functional causes of constipation. In this article a description of common imaging techniques for diagnosing structural causes of constipation with illustrations of abnormal defecographic findings in patients with obstructive defecation are presented.

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John Radcliffe Hospital
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Keywords

Rectocele, Rectum, Syndrome, Perineum, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Humans, Female, Defecation, Constipation, Intussusception, Intestinal Obstruction, Defecography

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