A case of laparoscopic rectopexy for chronic organic constipation due to insufficient fixation of the rectum to the sacrum in a 14-year-old boy

• Main Authors: Yushi Kaisyakuji (Author), Katsuhiro Ogawa (Author), Tsuyoshi Etoh (Author), Hiroaki Matsumoto (Author), Yohei Kono (Author), Tomonori Akagi (Author), Shigeo Ninomiya (Author), Yoshitake Ueda (Author), Manabu Tojigamori (Author), Hidefumi Shiroshita (Author), Yasuharu Ohno (Author), Masafumi Inomata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Constipation in children can be classified as transient or chronic and as functional or organic. Although most pediatric constipation is functional, organic constipation may be masked by a chronic course. We encountered a case of chronic constipation refractory to treatment with rectal fixation and...