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Childhood constipation: finally something is moving!
Childhood constipation: finally something is moving!
- Source :
- Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology. 10(1):141-155
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Recent developments in the evaluation and treatment of childhood constipation are likely to influence the way we deal with pediatric defecation disorders in the near future. Innovations in both colonic and anorectal manometry are leading to novel insights into functional defecation disorders in children. Promising results have been achieved with innovative therapies such as electrical stimulation and new drugs with targets that differ from conventional pharmacological treatments. Also, new surgical approaches, guided by manometric findings, have led to improvement in patient outcome. Finally, utilization of non-pharmacological interventions such as fiber and probiotics has been a field of particular interest in recent years. The aim of this article is to provide an update on these and other novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools related to childhood constipation.
- Subjects :
- Dietary Fiber
medicine.medical_specialty
Constipation
Colon
Manometry
Thiazepines
Psychological intervention
Anal Canal
Rectum
Cathartic
Physical examination
Chenodeoxycholic Acid
03 medical and health sciences
Lubiprostone
Serotonin Agents
0302 clinical medicine
030225 pediatrics
Humans
Medicine
Child
Chloride Channel Agonists
Gastrointestinal Transit
Medical History Taking
Receptors, Ghrelin
Therapeutic Irrigation
Intensive care medicine
Physical Examination
Hepatology
medicine.diagnostic_test
Cathartics
business.industry
Anorectal manometry
Gastroenterology
Dipeptides
Electrodes, Implanted
Surgery
Innovative Therapies
medicine.anatomical_structure
Dietary Supplements
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
medicine.symptom
Peptides
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17474132
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f07676acdc1076b5f32f48228a8218b1
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1586/17474124.2016.1098533