title: Ultrasonographic evaluation of urinary tract in children with chronic functional constipation.
abstract: Urinary tract anomalies were prospectively investigated with ultrasound in 31 children with chronic functional constipation. These children were compared with 29 healthy controls without constipation both before and after treatment. Bladder residue and upper renal tract dilatation after micturition were significantly more common in the group with constipation than in the improved after-treatment and control groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karakelleoğlu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Orbak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hülür
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akdağ
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taşdemir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*