Editorial: symptom improvement does not equal satisfaction with treatment for constipation-authors' reply

Affiliations

• ¹ Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
• ² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
• ³ Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
• ⁴ Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
• ⁵ Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy.
• ⁶ Gastroenterology Unit, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
• ⁷ Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
• ⁸ Geriatric Institute Pio Albergo Trivulzio, Milan, Italy.
• ⁹ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
• ¹⁰ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
• ¹¹ General Mini-Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Unit, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania, Naples, Italy.
• ¹² Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
• ¹³ School of Specialization, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
• ¹⁴ Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.