Functional defecation disorders in children Novel insights into epidemiology, evaluation and management

Thesis (complete)

Front matter

General introduction

Chapter 1: Prevalence of functional defecation disorders in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chapter 2: Is there an association between functional constipation and excessive bodyweight in children?

Chapter 3: Functional defecation disorders and excessive body weight: A systematic review

Chapter 4: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and functional defecation disorders in children

Chapter 5: Using the Bristol Stool Scale and parental report of stool consistency as part of the Rome III criteria for functional constipation in infants and toddlers

Chapter 6: The Brussels Infant and Toddler Stool Scale ('BITSS'): A study on inter-rater reliability

Chapter 7: Characterizing colonic motility in children with chronic intractable constipation: A look beyond high-amplitude propagating sequences

Chapter 8: Impaired postprandial colonic response in the presence of coordinated propagating colonic contractions suggests an extrinsic neuropathy in children and adolescents with intractable functional constipation

Chapter 9: Segmental colonic dilation is associated with premature termination of high-amplitude propagating contractions in children with intractable functional constipation

Chapter 10: Awareness and implementation of the 2014 ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN guideline for childhood functional constipation

Chapter 11: Adherence to polyethylene glycol treatment in children with functional constipation is associated with parental illness perceptions, satisfaction with treatment and perceived treatment convenience

Chapter 12: Is there a role for pre-, pro- and synbiotics in the treatment of functional constipation in children? A systematic review

Chapter 13: Transanal irrigation in the treatment of children with intractable functional constipation

Chapter 14: Surgical decision-making in the management of children with intractable functional constipation: what are we doing and are we doing it right?

Chapter 15: Sacral nerve stimulation for constipation and fecal incontinence in children: Long-term outcomes, patient benefit, and parent satisfaction

Chapter 16: Surgical management of children with intractable functional constipation: Experience of a single tertiary children's hospital

Summary and discussion; Nederlandse samenvatting en discussie

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