ABSTRACT
At the Digestive Motility Department on gastroenterology floor of the "Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin", 165 patients were evaluated due to chronic constipation, underlying the most frequent causes in our environment. The use of the present diagnostic methods is suggested following a suitable clinical orientation. The most frequent causes of constipation after this test were: chronic idiopathic constipation in 112 cases (67.87%) and with megarectum, megasigma and megacolon 32 cases (19.09%), rectocele in 9 cases (5.45%), rectal prolapse in 5 cases (3.03%), enf. De Hirschprung 5 cases (3.03%) and anal estenosis 2 cases (1.21%).
Subject(s)
Constipation/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Argentina , Child , Chronic Disease , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
At the Digestive Motility Department on gastroenterology floor of the Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin, 165 patients were evaluated due to chronic constipation, underlying the most frequent causes in our environment. The use of the present diagnostic methods is suggested following a suitable clinical orientation. The most frequent causes of constipation after this test were: chronic idiopathic constipation in 112 cases (67.87 per cent) and with megarectum, megasigma and megacolon 32 cases (19.09 per cent), rectocele in 9 cases (5.45 per cent), rectal prolapse in 5 cases (3.03 per cent), enf. De Hirschprung 5 cases (3.03 per cent) and anal estenosis 2 cases (1.21 per cent).
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adult , Middle Aged , Constipation , Aged, 80 and over , Argentina , Chronic Disease , ManometryABSTRACT
At the Digestive Motility Department on gastroenterology floor of the Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin, 165 patients were evaluated due to chronic constipation, underlying the most frequent causes in our environment. The use of the present diagnostic methods is suggested following a suitable clinical orientation. The most frequent causes of constipation after this test were: chronic idiopathic constipation in 112 cases (67.87 per cent) and with megarectum, megasigma and megacolon 32 cases (19.09 per cent), rectocele in 9 cases (5.45 per cent), rectal prolapse in 5 cases (3.03 per cent), enf. De Hirschprung 5 cases (3.03 per cent) and anal estenosis 2 cases (1.21 per cent). (AU)
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Constipation/etiology , Chronic Disease , Aged, 80 and over , Manometry , ArgentinaABSTRACT
At the Digestive Motility Department on gastroenterology floor of the [quot ]Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin[quot ], 165 patients were evaluated due to chronic constipation, underlying the most frequent causes in our environment. The use of the present diagnostic methods is suggested following a suitable clinical orientation. The most frequent causes of constipation after this test were: chronic idiopathic constipation in 112 cases (67.87
) and with megarectum, megasigma and megacolon 32 cases (19.09
), rectocele in 9 cases (5.45
), rectal prolapse in 5 cases (3.03
), enf. De Hirschprung 5 cases (3.03
) and anal estenosis 2 cases (1.21
).
