Occult constipation: Faecal retention as a cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 781-785

  Gijsbers, Carolien F M ^a   Kneepkens, C M Frank ^b   Vergouwe, Yvonne ^c   Büller, Hans A ^d  

^a JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic abdominal pain; Constipation; Functional abdominal pain; Occult constipation

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; MACROGOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT CONSTIPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SATIETY; SCORING SYSTEM; COMPLICATION; FECES; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84903821499     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2257-3     Document Type: Article

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