Constipación en el niño. Algunas consideraciones sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento.

Authors

  • José Bustelo Águila
  • Ana Lourdes García García
  • Danay Sifontes Reinoso

Abstract

Se realiza una revisión del tema “constipación” en niños, se incluyen las causas más frecuentes, algunos aspectos fisiopatológicos, diagnóstico y tratamiento con el propósito de consolidar los conocimientos sobre la enfermedad y lograr pautas de tratamiento uniforme. Se concluye que la constipación es una enfermedad frecuente en la infancia con elevada prevalencia en pre-escolares aunque puede verse a cualquier edad. La edad de inicio de la constipación y el tacto rectal resultan de gran utilidad para el manejo diagnóstico del caso y el tratamiento debe encaminarse hacia tres aspectos fundamentales: Eliminar la impactación rectal, evitar que reaparezca y estimular hábitos defecatorios normales.

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Bustelo Águila J, García García AL, Sifontes Reinoso D. Constipación en el niño. Algunas consideraciones sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento. Mediciego [Internet]. 2006 Oct. 16 [cited 2026 Jan. 17];12. Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/2440

Issue

Vol. 12 (2006): Suplemento 2

Section

Review article

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