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Gastroenterologie
a hepatologie

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Gastroent Hepatol 2012; 66(4): 273-275.

Successful treatment of a patient with obstructed defecation syndrome

Magdalena Stefanová Orcid.org  1, Jan Martínek Orcid.org  2,3, Marek Dudek Orcid.org  4, Jaromír Frydrych Orcid.org  5, Miroslav Zavoral Orcid.org  6

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Summary

Obstructed defecation syndrome is a relatively, common cause of constipation and most frequently occurs in elderly women. This syndrome is caused by various anatomical changes including rectocele, enterocele and intrarectal intussusception which block spontaneous defecation. The case report describes the diagnosis of obstructed defecation syndrome using dynamic defecography and also a successful combination of surgery and physiotherapy.

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