Is rectal disimpact always necessary in children with chronic constipation? Evaluation with pelvic ultrasound
| Autor: | Enrico De Grazia, Anna Maria Caruso, Denisia Bommarito, Marcello Cimador, Alessandra Casuccio, Pieralba Catalano, Maria Rita Di Pace |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Di Pace,MR, Catalano,P, Caruso,AM, Bommarito,D, Casuccio,A, Cimador,M, De Grazia,E |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Constipation medicine.medical_treatment Laxative Anal Canal Rectum Megacolon Gastroenterology law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Humans Prospective Studies Child Prospective cohort study Chronic constipation Cathartics business.industry Megarectum Ultrasound Settore MED/20 - Chirurgia Pediatrica E Infantile General Medicine ultrasonography medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Chronic Disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: The aim of study was to evaluate if pelvic ultrasound can be useful in managing children with chronic idiopathic constipation. METHODS: A total of 270 children with idiopathic chronic constipation were enrolled in the study. At baseline and at monthly checkups children were evaluated by clinical score and pelvic ultrasound (US). Patients have been divided in 2 groups, based on pelvic US results: group A with a rectal diameter >3 cm, group B with a rectal diameter |
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