Abstract:Background: Conventional therapy of childhood constipation was based on dietary manipulation, stool softeners and oral laxatives. Although these forms of medications are successful in the majority of cases, still small subgroup of patients may fail to respond to this treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of botulinum toxin in relieving the symptoms of those patients.Methods: This study was conducted on 20 cases with chronic constipation that fail to respond to conventional medical treatment… Show more
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