Obstructed defecation

Obstructed defecation syndrome
Other names
  • Anal outlet dysfunction.[1]
  • Anorectal dysmotility.[2]
  • Anorectal outlet obstruction.[2]
  • Defecatory obstruction.[3]
  • Difficult evacuation.[1]
  • Disordered defecation.[4]
  • Dyschezia.[5]
  • Evacuation disorder.[6]
  • Evacuatory dysfunction.[7]
  • Fecal evacuation disorder.[8]
  • Functional obstructed defecation syndrome.[1]
  • Obstructed defecation.[9]
  • Obstructed evacuation.[10]
  • Obstructive constipation.[11]
  • Obstructive defecation.[12]
  • Outlet obstruction.[13][note 1]
  • Outlet constipation.[6]
  • Outlet obstructive constipation.[14]
  • Pelvic constipation.[1]
  • Pelvic outlet obstruction.[7]
  • Rectal emptying difficulty.[15]
  • Rectal evacuatory dysfunction.[16]
  • Rectal outlet obstruction.[17]
SpecialtyGastroenterology, colorectal surgery / coloproctology

Obstructed defecation syndrome (abbreviated as ODS, with many synonymous terms) is a major cause of functional constipation (primary constipation),[18] of which it is considered a subtype.[19] It is characterized by difficult and/or incomplete emptying of the rectum with or without an actual reduction in the number of bowel movements per week.[19] Normal definitions of functional constipation include infrequent bowel movements and hard stools. In contrast, ODS may occur with frequent bowel movements and even with soft stools,[20] and the colonic transit time may be normal (unlike slow transit constipation), but delayed in the rectum and sigmoid colon.[2]

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