Experience of surgical treatment for chronic idiopathic constipation.
Chronic idiopathic constipation requires surgical treatment in some rare cases. Seven such patients are presented. Subtotal colectomy was performed in six of them and left hemicolectomy in one. All patients were satisfied, with 1-6 bowel movements daily, and none had complications necessitating surgery. Subtotal colectomy seems to be the preferable operation.
Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
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Gasslander
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Wetterfors
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003082:Colectomy; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged