Abstract：
AIM:Myelomeningocele (MMC), among others functions, affects colorectal motility and bowel emptying, and often leads to constipation, faecal incontinence, or a combination of both. We investigated the benefits of transanal irrigation (TI) in children with MMC through the radiological study of intestinal transit time. METHODS:Sixteen patients aged 4 to 17 years with chronic constipation secondary to MMC resistant to conventional treatment were treated with transanal irrigation. The patients took radiopaque markers on three consecutive days. Seventy-two hours after ingestion of the first markers, the patients received abdominal X-rays before and after TI. RESULTS:The abdominal X-ray carried out before and after the procedure revealed a significant improvement in the progression of the intestinal bolus. The reduction in the number of markers present in the intestinal lumen after the procedure was significant (from 30±7.37 to 10.62±6.29, t=6.4323, P=0.0344). CONCLUSION:In patients with bowel dysfunction secondary to MMC resistant to conventional treatments, TI has proven to be safe and effective in promoting intestinal emptying showing an improvement of the progression of the intestinal bolus.
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Minerva Pediatrjournal_title
Minerva pediatricaauthors
Marte A,Borrelli Msubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-06-01 00:00:00pages
287-93issue
3eissn
0026-4946issn
1827-1715pii
R15Y2013N03A0287journal_volume
65pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:The paper illustrates the characteristics of external fixators (EF) (Wagner, FEA, Ilizarov) regularly used in pediatric surgery. Attention is focused on the indications for their use in orthopedics and traumatology during the developmental age. In conclusion, their use, even though in traumatology this is more restric...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.17.04925-8
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
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doi：
更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.18.05224-6
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.17.04452-8
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.17.04838-1
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,评审
doi：
更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 社论
doi：
更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.16.04340-1
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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