Background Constipation can be diagnosed clinically using the Rome criteria. Ultrasound
(US), which lacks the radiation exposure of conventional X‐ray, holds promise as a non …

Purpose To evaluate bowel management for children with colorectal pathology by
measuring transverse rectal diameter (TRD) and assessing fecal load with transabdominal …

Purpose We investigate 2 diagnostic tests to assess the rectal filling state. Materials and
Methods The rectal filling state was assessed with transabdominal ultrasound or with digital …

Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder in older adults, and it is very
important to manage chronic constipation. However, evaluating these subjective symptoms …

Nurses encounter difficulties evaluating constipation in elderly people with physical and
cognitive impairment. Transabdominal ultrasonography (US) has been used to evaluate …

Objectives The aim of the study was to determine the test performance characteristics for
point-of-care ultrasound in diagnosing constipation, through measuring the transrectal …

Abstract Background Some patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) have symptoms of
constipation, but bowel function in PWS has never been systematically evaluated. The aim …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether occult megarectum remains a commonly unrecognized
cause of enuresis and whether treating it will cure enuresis in most children. A landmark …

The aim of this study was to assess rectal feces storage condition by a pocket-size
ultrasonography (PUS) in healthy adults so as to define normal rectal defecation desire …

Aim To study whether diurnal variations and time in relation to defecation has to be taken
into account when measurements of rectal diameter are used to determine faecal impaction …