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Chronic Constipation in the Elderly: An Unusual Presentation of Colonic Dysmotility in an Elderly Patient

Introduction. Chronic constipation is common in the elderly, and often no underlying pathology is found. Primary colonic dysmotility has been described in children but is rare in the elderly. Case report. We present an 82-year-old female with long standing constipation presenting acutely with large...

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Autores principales: Peravali, R., Kranenburg, H., Martin, J. E., Keeling, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3727091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/608505