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  • Title: [Surgical management for slow-transit constipation].
    Author: Alves A, Coffin B, Panis Y.
    Journal: Ann Chir; 2004 Oct; 129(8):400-4. PubMed ID: 15388366.
    Abstract:
    Less than 10% of patients with slow-transit constipation require surgical management after failure of medical treatment. Preoperative clinical, psychological and colorectal routine investigations (ie colonic transit test, anorectal manometry and defecography) are mandatory in order to highly select the patients. To day, the surgical management of slow-transit constipation consists of subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis, eventually by laparoscopic approach. Although, surgical management improves slow-transit constipation in two thirds of the patients, small bowel obstruction, abdominal pain and constipation recurrence can occur in 25%, 50%, and 10% of the patients respectively.
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