surgery for constipation update论文.pdf

ABSTRACTS & COMMENTARY
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Colon/Rectal
Surgery for Constipation Update
Guest Reviewers: Stephanie L. Schmitt, MD, and Larry C. Carey,
MD
REVIEWER COMMENTS OUTCOME OF COLECTOMY FOR SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION.
This article is an excellent review of the Knowles CH, Scott M, Lunniss PJ. Ann Surg 1999;230:627–638.
literature on a complex topic. It is recom- Objective: To review the outcome data for colectomy performed for patients with
mended that it be read in its entirety. slow-transit constipation.
Design: Literature review.
Setting: Academic Department of Surgery, St. Bartholomew’s, and the Royal Lon-
don School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom.
Particip