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Acupoint Application Combined with Acupoint Massage for Treating Constipation in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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[Diagnosis of constipation: a systematic review].

Seung-Jae Myung1, Tae Hee Lee, Kyu Chan Huh

  • 1Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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Accurate diagnosis of constipation is crucial to avoid missing organic diseases and prevent treatment misuse. This review found no definitive symptoms or tests to distinguish constipation types, highlighting the need for further research.

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Published on: August 18, 2023

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Diagnostics
  • Medical Research

Background:

  • Accurate diagnosis of constipation is essential to rule out organic diseases and prevent inappropriate therapeutic interventions.
  • Understanding the etiology of functional constipation guides appropriate treatment strategies.
  • Constipation diagnosis often involves evaluating symptoms, ruling out organic causes, and assessing pathophysiology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the clinical utility of various diagnostic methods for constipation.
  • To evaluate symptom assessment, tests for organic/systemic diseases, and functional tests in diagnosing constipation.
  • To identify methods for differentiating underlying pathophysiologies like slow transit constipation and evacuation disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of existing literature on constipation diagnosis.
  • Analysis of the effectiveness of symptom evaluation in identifying constipation.
  • Assessment of diagnostic and functional tests for differentiating constipation subtypes and causes.

Main Results:

  • No single symptom or diagnostic test reliably predicts organic versus functional constipation.
  • Current methods are insufficient to differentiate slow transit constipation from evacuation disorders.
  • The review highlights limitations in current diagnostic approaches for constipation.

Conclusions:

  • There is a significant need for improved diagnostic tools for constipation.
  • Collaborative research is necessary to elucidate the pathophysiology of constipation.
  • Further studies are required to develop reliable methods for classifying constipation subtypes and guiding treatment.