Constipation: Surgical Overview

In the attached video you can learn about the basic rough definition of constipation, its classification, Hirschsprung’s disease (clinical features, diagnosis and treatment), idiopathic megacolon and megarectum, non-megacolon constipation and lastly slow and normal transit constipation. Timeline: 0:00 – Definition of constipation 0:28 – Classification 1:00 – Pathology Hirschsprung’s disease 3:12 – Hirschsprung’s disease: Clinical features 4:33 – Hirschsprung’s disease: Diagnosis 6:22 – Hirschsprung’s disease: Treatment 10:37 – Idiopathic megarectum and megacolon 12:57 – Non-megacolon constipation 14:11 – Slow transit constipation 15:12 – Obstructed defecation