FECAL INCONTINENCE AFTER THE SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE

Authors
CATTOSMITH AG COFFEY CMM NOLAN TM HUTSON JM
Citation
Ag. Cattosmith et al., FECAL INCONTINENCE AFTER THE SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE, The Journal of pediatrics, 127(6), 1995, pp. 954-957
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
127
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
954 - 957
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)127:6<954:FIATSO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We examined 60 children 8.9 years (+/-2.6 years) after surgical treatm ent of Hirschsprung disease to determine the extent of fecal incontine nce, Thirty-two children (53%) had significant fecal soiling and 15 (2 7%) less severe soiling. The prevalence of incontinence did not dimini sh with increasing age.