[Enuresis and encopresis: their relationship].
The incidence and types of enuresis in 113 encopretic children were studied. The sex ratio was 5.17 males to every 1 female. Half of the patients were enuretics (50.44%). Of these, 78.9% were primary and secondary enuretics. No primary encopretic manifested secondary enuresis. The ratio of primary to secondary enuresis (3.75:1) in children with encopresis was much lower than in the population of enuretics. Of the enuretic encopretics, 40.34% had mixed or diurnal bladder incontinence. The results emphasize the role of peripheral dysfunctions and constipation-encopresis in the etiology of some enuresis. The therapeutic implications of these findings are also discussed.
Clavero Arévalo
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Subdivision de Pediatría, Hospital Clínic, Facultad de Medicina, Barcelona.
Toro Trallero
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004688:Encopresis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004775:Enuresis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Enuresis y encopresis: relaciones.