排便障碍型便秘（defecatory disorders）属于功能性便秘的亚型，2023年罗马IV标准明确指出，其核心病理机制是排便过程中肛门括约肌或耻骨直肠肌不协调收缩，以及直肠推进力不足。具体的发病原因主要为以下几个方面： 直肠、肛门解剖结构异常：直肠前突、直肠 ...

Chronic sacral nerve stimulation has an important role in the treatment of fecal incontinence. Newly reported findings indicate that this technique is an effective treatment for fecal incontinence ...

Leesburg, VA, September 17, 2021—The Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium (PFDC) is a multidisciplinary organization of colorectal surgeons, urogynecologists, urologists, gynecologists, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . To identify characteristics and anorectal pressure profiles of patients with defecatory dysfunction who may ...

WASHINGTON — Alfuzosin, an alpha1 receptor antagonist, helped decrease anal pressure in women with constipation, according to data from a study presented at Digestive Disease Week. “We know that some ...

A new practice guideline aims to help clinicians navigate an increasingly crowded field of over-the-counter and prescription treatment options for chronic idiopathic constipation in otherwise-healthy ...

When choosing a treatment for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) or opioid-induced constipation (OIC), it should be based on cost and efficacy, a review published in JAMA described. When choosing a ...

Over the past 20 years, the use of opiates and opioids for the management of chronic pain has significantly increased. Approximately 40% to 90% of patients treated with opioids experience ...

Linda Lee, MD, is the medical director of endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. She serves patients at two Brigham locations in the ...