TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic constipation
T2 - Update on management
AU - Hayat, Umar
AU - Dugum, Mohannad
AU - Garg, Samita
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Managing chronic constipation involves identifying and treating secondary causes, instituting lifestyle changes, prescribing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, and, occasionally, referring for surgery. Several new drugs have been approved, and others are in the pipeline.
AB - Managing chronic constipation involves identifying and treating secondary causes, instituting lifestyle changes, prescribing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, and, occasionally, referring for surgery. Several new drugs have been approved, and others are in the pipeline.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15141
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15141
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28530898
AN - SCOPUS:85018991493
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 84
SP - 397
EP - 408
JO - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
IS - 5
ER -