Rectal fecal impaction treatment in childhood constipation: Enemas versus high doses oral PEG

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Bekkali, Noor L Houda ^a   Van Den Berg, Maartje Maria ^a   Dijkgraaf, Marcel G W ^b   Van Wijk, Michiel P ^a   Bongers, Marloes E J ^a   Liem, Olivia ^a   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood constipation; Enemas; Polyethylene glycol; Randomized trial; Rectal fecal impaction

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; MACROGOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENEMA; FECAL IMPACTION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71949104170     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0022     Document Type: Article

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