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Previous abdominal operations in patients with constipation
| Evacuation disorders | Slow transit constipation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women (n=324) |
Men (n=66) |
Women (n=56) |
Men (n=5) |
|
| Pregnancies | 1.9±0.1 (n=143) | NA | 1.5±0.1 (n=47) | NA |
| Appendectomy | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Cholecystectomy | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Caesarian section | 7 | NA | 2 | NA |
| Pelvic surgery | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rectocoele repair | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colonic resection: p/t | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Small bowel resection | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ileostomy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other abdominal surgery | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
p/t, partial/total.
