title: Pediatric management of severe treatment-resistant encopresis.
abstract: Chronic fecal soiling is a distressing condition that often is associated with inappropriate psychological symptoms. This case report illustrates that a medical approach focusing on intensive "demystification" of the symptom and careful follow-up can successfully treat a child who initially might have been referred for psychiatric or even surgical consultation.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004688:Encopresis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male