title: Constipation in Children: A Practical Review.
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.].
authors.forename: Shailender
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madani
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kamat
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics