TY - JOUR
T1 - Constipation in children
T2 - A practical review
AU - Madani, Shailender
AU - Tsang, Lisa
AU - Kamat, Deepak
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Pediatricians and other child care providers manage a large number of children with constipation, a recurrent medical problem that is frustrating to patients, their care givers, and the health care providers themselves. Most often the constipation in children is functional in nature, and only a very small percentage of patients have an organic cause for it. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology, causes, evaluation, and management of children with functional constipation.
AB - Pediatricians and other child care providers manage a large number of children with constipation, a recurrent medical problem that is frustrating to patients, their care givers, and the health care providers themselves. Most often the constipation in children is functional in nature, and only a very small percentage of patients have an organic cause for it. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology, causes, evaluation, and management of children with functional constipation.
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U2 - 10.3928/00904481-20160323-01
DO - 10.3928/00904481-20160323-01
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27171809
AN - SCOPUS:84971656033
VL - 45
SP - e189-e196
JO - Pediatric Annals
JF - Pediatric Annals
SN - 0090-4481
IS - 5
ER -