Gfroerer S, Rolle U. Pediatric intestinal motility disorders. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(33): 9683-9687 [PMID: 26361414 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9683]
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Udo Rolle, MD, FEBPS, Professor, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Goethe-University Frankfurt/M., 60590 Frankfurt/M., Germany. udo.rolle@kgu.de
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Surgery
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2015; 21(33): 9683-9687 Published online Sep 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9683
Pediatric intestinal motility disorders
Stefan Gfroerer, Udo Rolle
Stefan Gfroerer, Udo Rolle, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Goethe-University Frankfurt/M., 60590 Frankfurt/M., Germany
Author contributions: Gfroerer S and Rolle U both contributed to the design, drafting and final approval of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest for Gfroerer S and Rolle U.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Udo Rolle, MD, FEBPS, Professor, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Goethe-University Frankfurt/M., 60590 Frankfurt/M., Germany. udo.rolle@kgu.de
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Received: January 29, 2015 Peer-review started: January 29, 2015 First decision: April 27, 2015 Revised: May 7, 2015 Accepted: July 3, 2015 Article in press: July 3, 2015 Published online: September 7, 2015 Processing time: 221 Days and 1.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Intestinal motility disorders are frequent in early childhood. Despite the fact that most of these patients suffer from functional problems it is of major importance to recognize the cases with severe underlying organic causes. Pediatric patients with intestinal motility disorders require a standardized diagnostic and if necessary therapeutic approach. Functional constipation is the most frequent condition in toddlers and preschool age, which requires demystification, diet and concomitant laxative treatment. Functional constipation carries a very good prognosis. Organic causes are rare in intestinal motility disorders and require therefore meticulous diagnostics and adequate surgical treatment. Hirschsprung disease is the most relevant organic cause for pediatric intestinal motility disorders.
