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Constipation is a common symptom in clinical practice. Defi nition include abnormal transit diffi culty during defecation and abnormal stool consistency. Limited diagnostic methods and the many diseases that lead to symptoms, leading to more cases of drug resistance. Treatment includes dietary and behavioral approaches, pharmacological therapy and surgery in carefully selected cases. Surgery is recommended in patients with severe constipation resistant to conservative treatment. Confi rmation of indication for surgical treatment requires colonic transit studies, defecation function and conducting anorectal manometry. Therefore, a close collaboration between pediatric gastroenterologists and surgeon pediatricians is essential for the careful preoperative evaluation and gastrointestinal function. Postoperative complications include intestinal obstruction, abdominal pain, flatulence and diarrhea. The effectiveness of surgery and prevalence of postoperative complications are determined by a careful preoperative evaluation of the gastrointestinal function.

Constipaţia este un simptom comun în practica clinică. Defi niţia include frecvenţa anormală a tranzitului, difi cultate în timpul defecării şi consistenţă anormală a scaunului. Metodele de diagnostic limitate precum şi numeroasele afecţiuni care conduc la apariţia simptomatologiei, duc la creşterea numărului de cazuri cu rezistenţa la tratament. Tratamentul include abordări dietetice şi comportamentale, terapie farmacologică şi în cazuri atent selectate intervenţie chirurgicală. Tratamentul chirurgical este recomandat la pacienţii cu constipaţie severă rezistentă la tratamentul conservator. Confi rmarea indicaţiei pentru tratament chirurgical necesită studii privind tranzitul colonic, funcţia de defecare, precum şi efectuarea manometriei anorectale. De aceea, colaborarea strânsă între pediatru, gastroenterolog şi chirurgul pediatru este absolut necesară pentru o evaluare preoperatorie atentă şi corectă a funcţiei gastro-intestinale. Complicaţiile postoperatorii includ obstrucţie intestinală, dureri abdominale, meteorism şi diaree. Eficacitatea intervenţiei chirurgicale şi prevalenţa complicaţiilor postoperatorii sunt determinate de evaluarea atentă preoperatorie a funcţiei gastro-intestinale.

Functional constipation is an issue for both the patient and his/her family, affecting the patient’s psychoemotional balance, social relations, and their harmonious integration in the school environment. We aimed to highlight the connection between chronic constipation and encopresis and the patient’s psychosocial and family-related situation. Material and Method. 57 patients with ages spanning from 6 to 15 were assessed within the pediatric gastroenterology ward. Sociodemographic, medical, and psychological data was recorded. The collected data was processed using the SPSS 20 software. Results. The study group consisted of 57 children diagnosed with encopresis (43 boys (75.44%) and 14 girls (24.56%)), M=10.82 years. It was determined that most of the children came from urban families with a poor socioeducational status. We identified a level of studies of 11.23±5.56 years in mothers, while fathers had an average number of 9.35±4.53 years of study. We also found a complex relationship between encopretic episodes and school performances (F=7.968, p=0.001, 95% Cl). Children with encopresis were found to have more anxiety/depression symptoms, greater social problems, more disruptive behavior, and poorer school performance. Conclusions. The study highlights the importance of the family environment and socioeconomic factors in manifestations of chronic constipation and encopresis.