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Book SynopsisConstipation and incontinence are of considerable importance to a great number of patients but many put it under taboo. Both functional disturbances comprise a wide spectrum of pathophysiological findings of neuro-muscular changes of the colon or the pelvic floor, but psychological factors may play an important role as well.
Table of ContentsSection I: Introduction. 1. Everything You Wanted to Know About Constipation and Incontinence but Were Afraid to Ask;
D.L. Wingate. 2. Epidemiology and Socioeconomic Impact of Constipation and Faecal Incontinence;
A. Sonnenberg. 3. Psychodynamic Aspects of Bowel Dysfunction;
N.W. Read. Section II: Morphology and Physiology. 4. Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor with Special Reference to the Anal Sphincters: Cross-Sectional and Microscopic Examinations on Human Cadavers;
M.A. Konerding, et al. 5. Who is in Control of Colo-Rectal-Anal Function: Nerves, Hormones, Muscles?
T. Frieling. 6. The Gut and the Brain: How Do They Communicate?
P. Enck. Section III: Constipation: Diagnostic Methods. 7. What Have Radiopaque Markers and Scintigraphy to Offer?
M.R. von der Ohe. 8. Why Do We Need Neurological Methods?
D.G. Thompson. 9. Manometry: Why, When and How?
G. Bassotti. Section IV: Clinical Aspects of Constipation. 10. Doctor, I Am Constipated: So What?
B. Lembcke. 11. Constipation: Bowel-, Brain- or Behaviour-Dysfunction?
M. Delvaux, J. Frexinos. 12. Outlet Obstruction: What Obstructs the Outlet?
D. Kumar. 13. Diseases and Drugs: When Do They Result in Constipation?
W. Kruis, C. Pohl. Section V: Treatment of Constipation. 14. Does Diet Matter in Constipation?
K.W. Heaton. 15. Laxatives and Prokinetics - Good or Bad?
H.D. Allescher. 16. How Effective are Unconventional Therapies;
S. Müller-Lissner. 17. Treatment of Constipation: Is Resection the Answer?
P.R. Hawley. Section VI: Incontinence: Diagnostic Methods. 18. Do You Really Know What Incontinence Means?
M. Karaus. 19. Diagnostic Methods: Does the Finger Suffice?
J.H. Pemberton. 20. Imaging the Anal Sphincter: Research or Routine?
V.F. Eckardt. Section VII: Treatment of Incontinence. 21. Treatment or Faecal Incontinence: Is Biofeedback the Only Answer?
M. Wienbeck, et al. 22. Does the Surgeon Repair or Impair?
J.H.C. Kuijpers. Section VIII: Special Groups with Constipation and/or Incontinence. 23. The Young;
S. Koletzko. 24. Constipation and Faecal Incontinence in the Female;
K. Baessler, B. Schuessler. 25. Faecal Incontinence and Constipation in the Elderly;
J.A. Barrett. Section IX: Conclusion. 26. Defaecatory Dysfunction: Some Unanswered Questions;
J.E. Lennard-Jones. Index.
