Main Directory
Articles 2591
CME 2
eCommerce 0
Medical Web Sites Directory 93
Podcasts 94
Web Design and Hosting 2




Increased Rectal Compliance Plays Limited Role in Adolescent Constipation
Link ID 5890
Title Increased Rectal Compliance Plays Limited Role in Adolescent Constipation
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574662?src=rss
Description Rectal compliance or distensibility is increased in adolescents with therapy-resistant functional constipation; however, it remains elevated after recovery in many patients, so it seems not to be the main underlying mechanism of constipation in this setting, according to a report in the May issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
Keywords
Date May 20, 2008
Contact Name
Email
Write a Review   Add to My Favorite   Refer it to Friend   Report Broken Link  

Average Visitor Rating: 0.00 (out of 5)
Number of ratings: 0 Votes
Visitor Rating

 Other links at Articles > Gastroenterology
1. Multidetector Row CT Accurately Detects Perforated Appendicitis
  Multidetector row helical CT allows an accurate diagnosis of appendiceal perforation by imaging a defect in the contrast-enhanced appendiceal wall, according to a report in the January 2008 issue of Radiology. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Gastroenterology


2. Long-Term Therapy With Adefovir Dipivoxil in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Patients Developing Resi
  What is the safety and efficacy of long-term adefovir treatment alone or in combination with lamivudine?
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Category:   Articles > Gastroenterology


3. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course
  Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Gastroenterology
Category:   Articles > Gastroenterology


4. Fluconazole Prophylaxis for Very Small Newborns Reduces Invasive Candidiasis
  Fluconazole prophylaxis for extremely low birth weight (ELBW) newborns can reduce the incidence of invasive candidiasis and related mortality in NICUs without causing fluconazole-resistant Candida species, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Gastroenterology


5. Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Yields High Liver Cancer Survival Rates
  Patients with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who receive multipolar radiofrequency ablation, delivered to multiple sites simultaneously, have very high tumor eradication rates. They also have survival rates similar to patients who undergo surgery after a mean of nearly 2 years of follow-up, investigators announced in Washington, DC, at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Gastroenterology




Home      New Listings      Hot Listings      Top Rated      Editor Pick      Add a Listing      Update a Listing      Get Rated      Upgrade a Listing
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional   Valid CSS