Acute Abdominal Pain: Recognition and Management of Constipation in the Emergency Department
Conclusions This study confirms that the medical history provides a pivotal role in the diagnosis of functional constipation. Digital rectal exploration and x-rays should be avoided in this setting, whereas an enema plays a useful diagnostic and therapeutic role in our study patients.
Source: Pediatric Emergency Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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