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Review
. 2016 May 1;45(5):e189-96.
doi: 10.3928/00904481-20160323-01.

Constipation in Children: A Practical Review

Shailender Madani, Lisa Tsang, Deepak Kamat
Review

Constipation in Children: A Practical Review

Shailender Madani et al. Pediatr Ann. .

Abstract

Pediatricians and other child care providers manage a large number of children with constipation, a recurrent medical problem that is frustrating to patients, their care givers, and the health care providers themselves. Most often the constipation in children is functional in nature, and only a very small percentage of patients have an organic cause for it. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology, causes, evaluation, and management of children with functional constipation. [Pediatr Ann. 2016;45(5):e189-e196.].

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