The pathophysiology of chronic constipation
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Pathophysiology of Chronic Constipation and Ibs*
The pathophysiology of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) involves consideration of disturbances in colonic sensorimotor activity, often resulting from disordered extrinsic and/or intrinsic innervations. The mechanisms by which normal colonic activity is altered to cause constipation or IBS are complex, as are the enteric neuropathologic changes that are present in some pat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2011/715858