Fecal Impaction

Una diagnosi di malattia di Hirschprung a 14 anni

Trombetta A

2025/10 — pag. 269-270 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 14-year-old boy with severe microcytic anaemia and lifelong constipation, with imaging showing massive faecal impaction and rectosigmoid dilatation. Poor response to transfusion and iron therapy, together with marked ...

Una stipsi ostinata

Calareso L, Milioto S, Principio E, Milad Mousavi S, Meli F, Bongiovanni A, Smilari P

2025/8 — pag. 216-217 — DOI

The paper reports the case of a 9-year-old girl with persistent faecal incontinence lasting approximately five months, on a background of chronic constipation. Clinical and instrumental investigations revealed faecal impaction and marked rectosigmoid...

Un’inconsapevolezza potenzialmente fatale: il dosaggio dei clismi a base di fosfato nella stipsi

Zampieri A, De Pra S, Zago A, Ceconi V, Barbi E, Poropat F, Bramuzzo M, Colacino V, Occhipinti AA; PEDs CLISMA study group

2024/10 — pag. 649-652 — DOI

While oral laxatives are the first-line treatment for faecal impaction, enemas are frequently used in clinical practice in paediatric emergency departments (PED) and by family paediatricians (FP). Phosphate-containing enemas (PcE) are commonly employ...

Un mal di schiena fastidioso

Trombetta A, Corona F, Cozzi C, Barbi E.

2022/8 — pag. 519-520 — DOI

A 7-year-old boy was admitted to the Emergency Unit for a one-month history of low back pain, which got worse and resulted in a refusal to walk. On physical examination, the patient refused to stand, and palpation of the spinous processes of the lumb...

La stipsi nel bambino

M. Bramuzzo

2019/8 — pag. 497-502

Constipation is a common problem during childhood. Sometimes it is hidden behind isolated abdominal pain or paradoxical diarrhoea. Few children have a disease that affects the normal colonic motility or the emptying of the rectum; in such cases the...

Bambino stitico: nessuna nuova, buona nuova? Convulsioni febbrili post-vaccinali: niente di speciale L’Europa… in canne Siparietto su allergia alimentare, desensibilizzazione orale e induzione della tolleranza Non tutto è trasferibile

2019/5 — pag. 281-282

Una stipsi funzionale in un adolescente

P. Pascolo

2019/4 — pag. 255-257

È tutta colpa di Currarino

V. Silecchia, M. Magnani, M. Cananzi, B. Giorgi, M. Marchiori, C. Vallongo

2016/9 — pag. 596-598

Un mal di pancia bigoloso

G. Facchina

2016/3

Il peso della stipsi come causa di accesso per dolore addominale acuto in pronto soccorso: studio retrospettivo osservazionale

F. Barbieri, S. Norbedo, E. Barbi

2014/5

Stipsi 2013

S. Amarri

2013/1 — pag. 23-28

Constipation in children can be a long-lasting paediatric functional gastrointestinal disorder with a high prevalence in the western world. A complete medical history and physical examination, in combination with a bowel movements description, can ...

Chi la fa l’aspetti.. e chi non la fa?

C. Tuoni, S. Ghione, R. De Tata, F. Dini, A. Petracchi, I. Vannozzi, F. Vierucci, G. Palla, G. Maggiore

2012/9

Una scossa alla schiena

I. Leonardi

2011/10

Nuovi farmaci per vecchi problemi: stipsi e polietilenglicole

M. Fontana, L. Martelli, V. Condò

2004/11 — pag. 706

Drugs which are commonly used to soften the stools include mineral oils and osmotic laxatives. While the former are not recommended in paediatric patients, the latter, such as lactulose and lactitol, which are equivalent, must be given at significa...

Tre consigli per una malattia: la stipsi:

L. Peratoner

2002/10 — pag. 655-658