Abstract:The main problems that arise in children operated on for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) or anorectal malformations (ARM) in the long term are persistent defecation disorders manifested in the form of constipation or fecal incontinence (FI), as well as their combination. Violation of the act of defecation, regardless of its cause, contributes to the formation of a number of complex psychological, medical and social problems that affect the moral and physical condition of children, resulting in reduced quality of l… Show more
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