Rectal hyposensitivity and functional anorectal outlet obstruction are common entities in patients with functional constipation but are not significantly associated |
Lee, Tae Hee
(Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, Joon Seong (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Hong, Su Jin (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Jeon, Seong Ran (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kwon, Soon Ha (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kim, Wan Jung (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kim, Hyun Gun (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Cho, Won Young (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Cho, Joo Young (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Kim, Jin-Oh (Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) Lee, Ji Sung (Division of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University) |
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