Diagnosis and treatment of constipation: a clinical update based on the Rome IV criteria

The aim of this study was to evaluate the published professional association guidelines regarding the current diagnosis and treatment of functional intestinal constipation in adults and to compare those guidelines with the authors’ experience to standardize actions that aid clinical reasoning and de...

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Main Authors: Carlos Walter Sobrado, Isaac José Felippe Corrêa Neto, Rodrigo Ambar Pinto, Lucas Faraco Sobrado, Sergio Carlos Nahas, Ivan Cecconello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S223793631830008X