Constipation

Keynote lecture - Sergey Achkasov at ESCP Copenhagen 2011

Short Paper - Peter Waterland (UK) at Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Short Paper - Phil Dinning (Australia) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Short Paper - Gregory Thomas (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Oral Posters (Functional) - P.T.J. Janssen at ESCP Dublin 2015

A video by Marc Possover

Although constipation is no longer treated primarily with surgery, surgeons continue to regularly see patients with constipation in ward and ambulatory settings. It is therefore critical to have a practical approach with respect to diagnosis, investigation, and management. Further, recent pharmacological and surgical advances are giving new hope to some patients with disabling chronic symptoms. This chapter gives an overview of constipation in general and then focuses on the more surgically relevant problem of chronic constipation. The chapter deliberately excludes a detailed discussion of defecation disorders (covered in Chap. 11), although this distinction is actually relevant only when specific surgery is considered.

Symposium - Sergey Achkasov (Russia) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Educational session - Charles Knowles (UK) at ESCP Vienna 2019

Pelvic Floor session - Charles Knowles (UK) at ESCP Vienna 2019

Symposium - Jacopp Martellucci (Italy) at ESCP Barcelona 2021

Symposium - Chloé Melchior (Sweden) at ESCP Barcelona 2021

Scientific session - Ugo Grossi (UK) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Education session - Alessandro Sturiale (Italy) and Gabriele Naldini (Italy) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Proctology debate - Léon Maggiori and Peter Christensen at ESCP Paris 2025

Interactive trainee workshop - Franco Marinello and Carolynne Vaizey at ESCP Paris 2025

Free paper - Mira Mekhael at ESCP Paris 2025