title: The Pediatric Bowel Management Clinic in children with severe chronic constipation. Personal experience.
abstract: The multifactorial nature of functional constipation in children suggests that a multidisciplinary management approach may be effective and leads to both patients and parents' satisfaction and significant short term improvement. The authors describe their experience with the study and treatment of children with severe chronic constipation in a newly-created Pediatric Bowel Management Clinic (BMC). Further studies will examine the long-term impact of the clinic.
authors.affiliation: Vicenza Hospital, Pediatric Surgery Department, Italia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fabbro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Romanini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cracco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Musi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pigato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costantini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003248:Constipation / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index