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ReviewJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2023

2022 Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation.

Young Sin Cho, Yoo Jin Lee, Jeong Eun Shin, Hye-Kyung Jung, Seon-Young Park, Seung Joo Kang, Kyung Ho Song, Jung-Wook Kim, Hyun Chul Lim, Hee Sun Park and 12 more

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Review in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. [Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025
    Guideline
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  6. Therapeutic efficacy of Jichuan decoction in slow-transit constipation: focus on gut microbiota modulation.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2026
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  12. [Functional Constipation].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025
    Review
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  17. Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Constipation.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2024
    Review
  18. Diagnosis of Chronic Constipation.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2024
    Review
  19. Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Constipation.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2024
    Review
  20. Constipation and colonoscopy.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Young Sin ChoDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea.
Yoo Jin LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Jeong Eun ShinDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea.
Hye-Kyung JungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seon-Young ParkDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Seung Joo KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung Ho SongDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, CHA University Ilsan Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Jung-Wook KimDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun Chul LimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Hee Sun ParkDepartment of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seong-Jung KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Ra Ri ChaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.
Ki Bae BangDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea.
Chang Seok BangDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Korea.
Sung Kyun YimDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
Seung-Bum RyooDepartment of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Bong Hyeon KyeDepartment of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Woong Bae JiDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Miyoung ChoiDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea.
In-Kyung SungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Suck Chei ChoiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Digestive Research Disease Institute, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.
Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic constipation is one of the most common digestive diseases encountered in clinical practice. Constipation manifests as a variety of symptoms, such as infrequent bowel movements, hard stools, feeling of incomplete evacuation, straining at defecation, a sense of anorectal blockage during defecation, and use of digital maneuvers to assist defecation. During the diagnosis of chronic constipation, the Bristol Stool Form Scale, colonoscopy, and a digital rectal examination are useful for objective symptom evaluation and differential diagnosis of secondary constipation. Physiological tests for functional constipation have complementary roles and are recommended for patients who have failed to respond to treatment with available laxatives and those who are strongly suspected of having a defecatory disorder. As new evidence on the diagnosis and management of functional constipation emerged, the need to revise the previous guideline was suggested. Therefore, these evidence-based guidelines have proposed recommendations developed using a systematic review and meta-analysis of the treatment options available for functional constipation. The benefits and cautions of new pharmacological agents (such as lubiprostone and linaclotide) and conventional laxatives have been described through a meta-analysis. The guidelines consist of 34 recommendations, including 3 concerning the definition and epidemiology of functional constipation, 9 regarding diagnoses, and 22 regarding managements. Clinicians (including primary physicians, general health professionals, medical students, residents, and other healthcare professionals) and patients can refer to these guidelines to make informed decisions regarding the management of functional constipation.

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ConstipationDiagnosisGuidelineMeta-analysisTherapeutics

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PMID37417257
PMCPMC10334201

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