Chronic constipation: no longer stuck! Characterization of colonic dysmotility as a new disorder in children

J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Jun;39(6):795-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.02.003.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chronic Disease
  • Colectomy
  • Colon / chemistry
  • Colon / innervation*
  • Colon / pathology
  • Colostomy
  • Constipation / diagnosis
  • Constipation / pathology
  • Constipation / physiopathology*
  • Constipation / surgery
  • Constipation / therapy
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy
  • Enema
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Motility*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Manometry
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / complications
  • Neurons / pathology
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase / analysis
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / analysis
  • Substance P / analysis
  • Substance P / deficiency*
  • Substance P / physiology
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / analysis

Substances

  • Substance P
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit