Hong Kyoung Sup, Jung Kee Wook, Lee Tae Hee, Lee Bong Eun, Park Sun-Young, Shin Jeong Eun, Kim Seong-Eun, Park Kyung Sik, Choi Suck Chei
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep 25;64(3):148-53. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2014.64.3.148.
Chronic constipation is a very common clinical problem with its prevalence of up to 14% in the general population. It is not a life-threatening disease, but since patient's satisfaction to the treatment is known to be as low as 50%, chronic constipation still remains a clinically challenging problem. Fortunately, many new treatments have been introduced or are to be introduced in the near future. This article will review the basic concepts and the results of recent studies on the new treatments for chronic constipation.
慢性便秘是一个非常常见的临床问题，在普通人群中的患病率高达14%。它并非危及生命的疾病，但由于已知患者对治疗的满意度低至50%，慢性便秘仍然是一个具有临床挑战性的问题。幸运的是，许多新的治疗方法已经推出或在不久的将来即将推出。本文将综述慢性便秘新治疗方法的基本概念和近期研究结果。
