A RARE CAUSE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN THE FIELD OF FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE: DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION

FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE AND DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION

Authors

  • Onur Öztürk Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
  • Tuğba Şenel Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Samsun, Turkey
  • Muhammed Okuyucu Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54492/ijcmbs.v1i1.4

Keywords:

Family practice, constipation

Abstract

Constipation is a disorder that can result in infrequent defecation, pain, stiffness and difficult stool passage and pathogenesis is multifactorial. A 32-year-old female patient was admitted to family medicine clinic with the complaint of constipation that has been present since childhood. Dyssynergic defecation, which is one of the rare causes of chronic constipation, was detected in the patient whose etiological investigation was carried out. Chronic constipation is a condition that should be evaluated with a detailed medical history, taking into account the risk factors and etiological causes.

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2021-10-08 — Updated on 2021-10-09

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Öztürk O, Şenel T, Okuyucu M. A RARE CAUSE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN THE FIELD OF FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE: DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION: FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE AND DYSSYNERGIC DEFECATION. İJCMBS [Internet]. 2021 Oct. 9 [cited 2024 Apr. 25];1(1):19-20. Available from: https://ijcmbs.com/index.php/ijcmbs/article/view/4

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): International Journal of Current Medical and Biological Sciences

Section

Case Report

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