TY - JOUR
T1 - Transanal irrigation (TAI) in the paediatric population
T2 - Literature review and consensus of an Italian multicentre working group
AU - Caponcelli, Enrica
AU - Meroni, Milena
AU - Brisighelli, Giulia
AU - Rendeli, Claudia
AU - Ausili, Emanuele
AU - Gamba, Piergiorgio
AU - Marte, Antonio
AU - Iacobelli, Barbara Daniela
AU - Lombardi, Laura
AU - Leva, Ernesto
AU - Midrio, Paola
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© the Author(s), 2021.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Constipation and fecal incontinence in pediatric patients are conditions due to either functional or organic bowel dysfunction and may represent a challenging situation both for parents, pediatricians, and pediatric surgeons. Different treatments have been proposed throughout the past decades with partial and alternant results and, among all proposed techniques, in the adult population the Transanal Irrigation (TAI) has become popular. However, little is known about its efficacy in children. Therefore, a group of Italian pediatric surgeons from different centers, all experts in bowel management, performed a literature review and discussed the best-practice for the use of TAI in the pediatric population. This article suggests some tips, such as the careful patients’ selection, a structured training with expert in pediatric colorectal diseases, and a continuous follow-up, that are considered crucial for the full success of treatment.
AB - Constipation and fecal incontinence in pediatric patients are conditions due to either functional or organic bowel dysfunction and may represent a challenging situation both for parents, pediatricians, and pediatric surgeons. Different treatments have been proposed throughout the past decades with partial and alternant results and, among all proposed techniques, in the adult population the Transanal Irrigation (TAI) has become popular. However, little is known about its efficacy in children. Therefore, a group of Italian pediatric surgeons from different centers, all experts in bowel management, performed a literature review and discussed the best-practice for the use of TAI in the pediatric population. This article suggests some tips, such as the careful patients’ selection, a structured training with expert in pediatric colorectal diseases, and a continuous follow-up, that are considered crucial for the full success of treatment.
KW - Bowel management
KW - Constipation
KW - Incontinence
KW - Transanal irrigation
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U2 - 10.4081/pmc.2021.250
DO - 10.4081/pmc.2021.250
M3 - Article
C2 - 33960759
AN - SCOPUS:85106538906
VL - 43
JO - Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
JF - Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
SN - 0391-5387
IS - 1
M1 - 250
ER -