Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	12119
Country	Italy

Received	2014-06-23 08:31
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-23 11:34
To Make the First Decision	2014-07-21 13:23
Return for Revision	2014-07-28 15:39
Revised	2014-08-03 06:06
Second Decision	2014-09-30 09:58
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-09-30 10:18
Articles in Press	2014-09-30 10:52
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-16 09:46
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-01-27 15:33

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Management of obstructed defecation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Vlasta Podzemny, Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori and Mario Pescatori
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori, MD, Coloproctology Unit, Parioli Clinic, Via Felice Giordano 8, 00100 Rome, Italy. lorenzo.carlo.pescatori@gmail.com
Key Words	Constipation; Obstructed defecation; Pelvic floor rehabilitation; Rectopexy; Rectal prolaxectomy
Core Tip	Obstructed defecation mainly effect women and may be due both to functional and organic disorders. Some of them, i.e., rectocele, are more evident and easy to detect. Two out of ten patients present with occult causes, more difficult to diagnose, which may be looked at as “underwater rocks” of an iceberg. Most patients may be treated conservatively, with fiber diet, laxatives, rectal irrigation, pelvic floor rehabilitation and psychotherapy; and a minority requires surgery, including rectocele repair, prolapse excision, rectopexy and, more rarely, transanal rectal resection. Due to its complex etiology and psychological involvement, obstructed defecation needs a multidisciplinary approach.
Publish Date	2015-01-27 15:33
Citation	Podzemny V, Pescatori LC, Pescatori M. Management of obstructed defecation. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(4): 1053-1060
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i4/1053.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1053

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