Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 1 , Pages 18-26, January 2008

Imaging of obstructed defecation

Radiology Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

Received 28 October 2006; received in revised form 25 April 2007; accepted 1 May 2007.

Constipation is a common problem in the western world, which occurs as a consequence of impaired colonic transit and/or due to obstructed defecation. Imaging plays an important role in distinguishing structural from functional causes of constipation. In this article a description of common imaging techniques for diagnosing structural causes of constipation with illustrations of abnormal defecographic findings in patients with obstructive defecation are presented.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00279-6

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 1 , Pages 18-26, January 2008

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