Table 1.
Patients' clinical characteristic.
| n = 17 | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 9 |
| Female | 8 |
| Age (years, range) | 1–11 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Chronic constipation of idiopathic genesis | 12 |
| Hirschsprung's disease | 5 |
| Other conducted therapies | |
| None | 9 |
| Intramuscular Botox injections | 3 |
| Intestinal surgeries | 5 |
| Previous intestinal surgeries | |
| (Partial) rectal resection | 4 |
| Appendectomy | 1 |
| Medical treatment at the beginning of stimulation | |
| None | 4 |
| Polyethylenglycol single medication (Movicol junior®, Macrogol®, Dulcolax®) |
7 |
| Klysmata single medication (Microlax®, Microlist®) | 2 |
| Polyethylenglycol (Movicol junior®, Macrogol ®, Dulcolax®) and Klysmata (Microlax®, Microlist®) |
4 |