RT Book, Section
A1 Altaf, Muhammad A.
A1 Sood, Manu R.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182907300
T1 Approach to the Child with Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907300
RD 2024/04/19
AB Constipation  is  a  common  problem  that  affects  30%  of  children;  it  is  usually  associated  with  maladaptive  behavior  triggered  by  a  painful  or  otherwise  unpleasant  defecation.  In  the  United  States,  the  average  healthcare  cost  for  the  management  of  children  with  constipation  is  estimated  to  be  $3430/year  compared  to  $1099/year  for  children  without  constipation.  Functional  constipation  is  responsible  for  more  than  95%  of  cases  of  constipation  in  healthy  children  1  year  of  age  and  older.