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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2015; 21(33): 9736-9740
Published online Sep 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9736
Published online Sep 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9736
Comparison of two types of colectomy in treating slow transit constipation with or without melanosis coli
Ji-Wei Sun, Jia-Ni Gu, Peng Du, Wei Chen, Department of Anal and Rectal Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
Author contributions: Sun JW and Chen W designed the research; Sun JW, Gu JN and Du P performed the research; Du P analyzed the data; Sun JW wrote the paper; and Chen W critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Xin Hua Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that can inappropriately influence our work, and there is no professional or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service and/or company that could be construed as influencing the position presented in, or the review of, the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at xinhuawmz1@126.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing. No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Wei Chen, MD, Professor, Department of Anal and Rectal Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 1665 Kongjiang Street, Shanghai 200092, China. xinhuawmz1@126.com
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Received: December 13, 2014
Peer-review started: December 16, 2014
First decision: January 22, 2015
Revised: February 27, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Article in press: June 10, 2015
Published online: September 7, 2015
Peer-review started: December 16, 2014
First decision: January 22, 2015
Revised: February 27, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Article in press: June 10, 2015
Published online: September 7, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: The optimal surgical treatment for slow transit constipation (STC) is controversial. Based on our study, caecorectal anastomosis is more suitable for STC without melanosis coli (MC). However, for STC with MC, ileosigmoidal anastomosis, with a lower postoperative recurrence rate, is a better choice.