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 ...

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 . WASHINGTON — Alfuzosin, an alpha1 receptor antagonist, helped decrease anal pressure in women with constipation, ...

A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association is calling for greater caution before surgery is considered for patients with refractory constipation, a severe, chronic form of ...

A new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association recommends that clinicians treating refractory constipation perform comprehensive physiologic and psychological ...

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 ...

Patients with refractory constipation (RC) should not be rushed to surgery, according to a clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) that stresses careful and ...

Colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis should only be offered to carefully selected patients without ongoing defecatory disorders. Ultimately, the new guidance emphasizes that decisions about surgery ...