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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2017

Ultrasonographic follow-up of functional chronic constipation in adults: A report of two cases.

Koichi Yabunaka, Gojiro Nakagami, Kazunori Komagata, Hiromi Sanada

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Koichi YabunakaDepartment of Gerontological Nursing and Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Gojiro NakagamiDepartment of Gerontological Nursing and Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazunori KomagataDepartment of Nursing Administration and Advanced Clinical Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiromi SanadaDepartment of Gerontological Nursing and Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic constipation is a disorder frequently encountered in clinical practice. Here, we describe the use of ultrasonography as a new approach to the follow-up of adult patients with functional chronic constipation. Specifically, we report two cases of functional chronic constipation: fecal retention in the rectum and not fecal retention in the rectum. In the not fecal retention in the rectum patient, ultrasonography showed no evidence of fecal retention in the rectum, including no rectal fecaloma, whereas in the fecal retention in the rectum patient, fecal retention in the rectum was clearly recognized. Moreover, ultrasonography can guide the choice of laxative, enema, or appropriate manual maneuver to treat chronic constipation. As a simple and noninvasive method for assessing functional chronic constipation in adults, ultrasonography not only provides important clinical information but can also aid in determining the location of fecal retention.

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anorectal dysfunctionchronic constipationfecal retentionslow-transit constipationUltrasonography

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PMID28250918
PMCPMC5317036
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