Laparoscopically Assisted Total Colectomy with J-pouch Formation for Intractable Chronic Constipation due to Hypoganglionosis: A Case Report / 대한내시경복강경외과학회지
Journal of the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons
;
: 153-156, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-127583
ABSTRACT
Chronic constipation has been successfully treated with specific medications and bio-feedback therapy. Surgical manipulation for this condition can be an option when non-surgical interventions fail. We report here on a patient who was diagnosed as having intractable chronic constipation with hypoganglionosis. The patient was a 60 year-old male with the history of seizure and diabetes. This patient did not gain any clinical benefits from non-surgical regimens. Therefore, we performed a laparoscopically assisted total colectomy with J-pouch ileorectal anastomosis on this patient. The patient recovered from the surgery without complications and he had normal bowel functions. The postoperative anatomical pathology revealed a hypogaglionosis. In conclusion, a laparoscopically assisted total colectomy for a patient with intractable chronic constipation with hypoganglionosis is a good option and it may be a curative method.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Seizures
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Colectomy
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Constipation
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Colonic Pouches
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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