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Review
. 2008 Jan;63(1):18-26.
doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.015. Epub 2007 Sep 14.

Imaging of obstructed defecation

A Ganeshan  1 , E M Anderson, S Upponi, A C Planner, A Slater, N Moore, H D'Costa, H Bungay
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Imaging of obstructed defecation

A Ganeshan et al. Clin Radiol. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Constipation is a common problem in the western world, which occurs as a consequence of impaired colonic transit and/or due to obstructed defecation. Imaging plays an important role in distinguishing structural from functional causes of constipation. In this article a description of common imaging techniques for diagnosing structural causes of constipation with illustrations of abnormal defecographic findings in patients with obstructive defecation are presented.

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