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Constipation

Etiology, Evaluation and Management

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Editors:
  1. Steven D. Wexner

    1. Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, USA
      Ohio State University Health Sciences Center at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Columbus, USA
      University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA
      Charles E. Schmitt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

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  2. Graeme S. Duthie

    1. University of Hull, Cattingham, UK
      Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK

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  • The only book to deal specifically with constipation for specialists
  • Includes all the new advances developed, described and tested since the first edition (1995)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Definitions and Epidemiology of Constipation

    • John F. Johanson
    Pages 1-8

  3. Etiology of Congenital Colorectal Disease

    • Massarat Zutshi, Tracy L. Hull
    Pages 9-13

  4. Etiology of Acquired Colorectal Disease: Constipation

    • Peter J. Deveaux, Susan Galandiuk
    Pages 15-23

  5. Extracolonic Causes of Constipation

    • Noel R. Fajardo, Lawrence A. Szarka
    Pages 26-34

  6. Initial Evaluation of Constipation

    • J. Marcio N. Jorge
    Pages 35-47

  7. Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    • Eli D. Ehrenpreis
    Pages 49-56

  8. Methods to Measure Small-Bowel and Colonic Transit

    • Hack Jae Kim, Michael Camilleri
    Pages 57-70

  9. Anorectal Manometry and the Rectoanal Inhibitory Reflex

    • Johann Pfeifer, Lucia Oliveira
    Pages 71-83

  10. Defecography: Technique, Interpretation, and Current Use

    • Arden M. Morris, Susan C. Parker
    Pages 85-98

  11. Compliance and Manovolumetry

    • Olof J. Hallböök, Rune I. Sjödahl
    Pages 99-103

  12. Electromyography and Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency

    • Anders F. Mellgren, Jan Zetterström, Bengt Yngve Nilsson
    Pages 105-109

  13. Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nuclear Imaging

    • Adil E. Bharucha, Joel G. Fletcher, John H. Pemberton
    Pages 111-116

  14. Biofeedback for Constipation

    • Dawn E. Vickers
    Pages 117-134

  15. Medical Treatment of Constipation

    • Raymond B. Sandler, Benjamin Person, Ramu Raju
    Pages 135-143

  16. Surgical Treatment of Colonic Inertia

    • Shing W. Wong, David Z. Lubowski
    Pages 145-159

  17. Botulinum Toxin and Other New Pharmacologic Approaches to Constipation

    • Thanesan Ramalingam, Neil J. Mortensen
    Pages 161-167

  18. Sacral Nerve Stimulation

    • Ezio Ganio, Luc Alberto Realis, Giuseppe Clerico, Mario Trompetto
    Pages 169-176

  19. Surgical Treatment of Rectocele: Colorectal Approaches

    • Guillermo O. Rosato, Carlos M. Lumi
    Pages 177-183

  20. Surgical Treatment of Rectocele: Gynecologic Approaches

    • G. Willy Davila
    Pages 185-191
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About this book

Constipation may simply be a symptom that signi?es an obsessive desire to defecate with regular frequency. The authors of this text,however,have demonstrated admirably that this nebulous condition often has a multifaceted etiology. I enjoyed reading this exc- lent text,which covers the gamut of topics related to the etiology,assessment,investi- tion,and management of constipation. The editors have recruited an international team of exemplary ability and have amassed a very comprehensive and consistent text. The chapters merge imperceptibly with minimal repetition. Novel treatments and the more accepted approaches have been presented in considerable detail. This book should be considered the standard for health care professionals managing functional bowel and allied disorders. It provides a benchmark on how to approach and treat the constipated patient. The majority of the authors have been my esteemed colleagues for a number of years; thus it is with particular pleasure that I am able to share their opinions so ably expressed in their respective chapters. This book demonstrates that coloproctology remains a dynamic specialty that provides a holistic approach to constipation. Man- ing constipation without understanding the psyche and emotions, together with the background of emotional and physical traumas of life, would be analogous to walking blindfolded. It has been my pleasure and privilege to have been associated with the editors for some nineteen years and to watch their reputations grow in the international arena. It has been an honor to write the foreword for this book which deserves great success.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This compact, but complete, second edition, edited by Drs. Wexner and Duthie, brings an up-to-date approach to the medical and surgical therapy of this often debilitating condition. Excellent sections by authors … provide a complete picture of what is currently known about etiology and medical therapy, as well as advances in diagnostic strategies that direct surgical treatment, when indicated. … This comprehensive, easily read volume is a worthwhile edition to the library of any surgeon who encounters patients afflicted by this difficult entity." (Richard P. Billingham, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, Vol. 51, 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, USA

    Steven D. Wexner

  • Ohio State University Health Sciences Center at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Columbus, USA

    Steven D. Wexner

  • University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Steven D. Wexner

  • Charles E. Schmitt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

    Steven D. Wexner

  • University of Hull, Cattingham, UK

    Graeme S. Duthie

  • Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK

    Graeme S. Duthie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Constipation

  • Book Subtitle: Etiology, Evaluation and Management

  • Editors: Steven D. Wexner, Graeme S. Duthie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-275-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-724-7Published: 29 September 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-901-7Published: 13 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-275-1Published: 08 August 2007

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 125 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, 1995

  • Topics: Proctology, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery, Gynecology, Gastroenterology

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