Abstract
Slow transit constipation (STC) is one kind of chronic constipation. Medical treatment is adopted by most patients, but many patients do not respond to conservative treatment and require surgical intervention. There are several problems in clinical paratice, including non-rigorous patient selection, less standard preoperative assessment, less standard operation or insufficient post operative treatments and follow-up, which may lead to the overtreatment or serious complications. As the changes of living habits and diet, the incidence of STC increases gradually. Therefore it is important to make a standardized surgical treatment of STC. Because lots of factors may cause STC and the pathophysiology of STC is complicated, multidisciplinary treatment is recommended. This paper will discuss the standardized surgical treatment of STC base on the new literature and author's experience, concerning operative indications, preoperative assessment, choice of operation procedure, postoperative evaluation and follow-up.
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