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Evaluation of The Effectiveness of Sigmoid Resection for Children with Intractable Idiopathic Constipation with Megarectosigmoid. [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2021
Background: Constipation is the most common childhood condition occurring in about 3% of children. Patients who have intractable idiopathic or functional constipation (FC) with pseudo encopresis that is unresponsive to bowel management program with no ...
mohamed mohamed, Amin Abokifa, Mohamed Ismail   +2 more
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Prevalence of Functional Constipation and Relationship with Dietary Habits in 3- to 8-Year-Old Children in Japan

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2018
Objectives. To determine the prevalence and effect of dietary habits on functional constipation in preschool and early elementary school children in Japan. Study Design. A total of 3595 children aged 3 to 8 years from 28 nursery schools and 22 elementary
Asami Fujitani, Tsuyoshi Sogo, Ayano Inui, Kiyoshi Kawakubo   +3 more
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Functional Constipation in Children

, 2016
Childhood constipation is a common pediatric healthcare problem. The diagnosis is based on history and physical examination, in accordance with the pediatric diagnostic Rome III criteria. Additional investigations are only indicated if the diagnosis is not clear or in order to rule out an underlying organic disease.
Koppen, Ilan J. N., Benninga, Marc A.
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Ipidacrine in combination therapy regimens of functional constipation [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2018
Aim. Analysis of the treatment response rates of different therapy regimens of functional constipation, including Ipidacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor, based on assessment of adaptation and compensatory mechanisms in the therapy forecast. Materials and
N P Chernus, N P Vanchakova, S K Sivkova, A S Sivkov, R V Gorenkov   +4 more
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Functional Constipation in Pregnancy; Need to Furnish Some More Emphasis

Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College, 2019
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of  functional  constipation  in  ob- stetric population in our context and  to  explore  the  extent  to  which  pregnant  females  were  aware of the problem and their usual practices to
Shabnum Shamim, Amna Begum
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Functional constipation in children: challenges and solutions

Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2017
This review intends to update what is known about and what is still a challenge in functional constipation (FC) in children regarding epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Although FC is a common childhood problem, its global burden remains unknown as data from parts of the world are missing. Another problem is that there is a large
Levy, Elvira Ingrid, Lemmens, Roel, Vandenplas, Yvan, Devreker, Thierry   +3 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health‐related quality of life following total minimally invasive, hybrid minimally invasive or open oesophagectomy: a population‐based cohort study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro, J. H. Kauppila, S. Markar, A. Johar, P. Lagergren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut Microbiota and Chronic Constipation: A Review and Update

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
Background: Chronic constipation, including functional constipation and constipation-type irritable bowel syndrome, is a prevalent, multifactorial gastrointestinal disorder, and its etiology and pathophysiology remain poorly understood.
Toshifumi Ohkusa, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Shigeo Koido, Yuriko Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Sato   +4 more
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Butyric acid in functional constipation

Gastroenterology Review, 2013
Butyric acid, a short-chain fatty acid, is a major energy source for colonocytes. It occurs in small quantities in some foods, and in the human body, it is produced in the large intestine by intestinalkacteria. This production can be reduced in some cases, for which butyric acid supplementation may be useful.
Aleksandra Pituch-Zdanowska, Walkowiak, J., Aleksandra Marta Banaszkiewicz   +2 more
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