The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Constipation

Affiliations

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.
² Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
³ Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.
⁴ Colon and Rectal Surgery, M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
⁵ Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, California.
⁷ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
⁸ Department of Surgery Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Practice Guideline

Karim Alavi et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2024.

. 2024 Oct 1;67(10):1244-1257.

doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003430. Epub 2024 Sep 5.

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.
² Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
³ Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.
⁴ Colon and Rectal Surgery, M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
⁵ Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, California.
⁷ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
⁸ Department of Surgery Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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