Do you tend to pass hard stools? Or strain excessively while passing stool? It may not be constipation, instead, you must be suffering from a condition called obstructive defecation syndrome. Yes, you ...

Stapled transanal rectal resection is a new surgical technique for obstructed defecation syndrome. A research group in China investigated the safety and efficacy of the novel procedure and performed ...

As per a study published in the Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging in 2015, patients with obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) form an important subset of patients with chronic constipation.

However, there is also evidence that pathophysiological abnormalities in obstructed defecation may be not be confined to the very distal colonic area. Data from radiologic and scintigraphic studies ...

Similarly to most FGID, chronic constipation is more commonly diagnosed in female patients (M/F ratio: 1: 2–3) (1, 2). Constipation is a prevalent disorders in Western countries that may affect up to ...

Obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS) can be termed as the inability to pass stool through the digestive tract out of the rectum. This might be characterised by the need to strain with bowel movements ...