Open AccessPRESSING ISSUES OF PEDIATRIC CONSTIPATION DEVELOPMENT, TREATMENT OPTIONS
Author(s) -
M.I. Dubrovskaya,
P. V. Parshina
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
вопросы современной педиатрии
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1682-5535
pISSN - 1682-5527
DOI - 10.15690/vsp.v11i1.135
Subject(s) - constipation , etiology , medicine , pediatric gastroenterology , intensive care medicine , functional constipation , pediatrics , disease
This article covers one of the most pressing issues of pediatric gastroenterology and pediatrics in general — functional constipation. Main pathophysiological mechanisms and etiological factors of constipation development are reviewed in the article adjusted for age and a period of child development. It also includes modern constipation classifications and therapeutic options in pediatric patients, developed in NASPGHAN including education of patients and their parents such as behavioral treatment.
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