Can't Poop, Can't Pee…What's Going On With Me?

Can't Poop, Can't Pee…What's Going On With Me?

A 12-month-old female presented to the pediatric emergency department with constipation associated with urinary retention. This visit was one of several for constipation over the course of several weeks. She had been treated for functional constipation with dietary changes and an osmotic agent witho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical pediatric emergency medicine 2019-12, Vol.20 (4), p.100722, Article 100722
Hauptverfasser: Woolf, Seth M., Langhan, Melissa L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Age
Antibiotics
Bladder
Blood
Catheters
Constipation
Emergency medical care
germ cell tumor
Hospitalization
infant
Intestine
Intubation
Pediatrics
Polyethylene glycol
Retention
sacrococcygeal teratoma
Toilet training
Ultrasonic imaging
Urinalysis
urinary retention
Urine
Vital signs
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Zusammenfassung:A 12-month-old female presented to the pediatric emergency department with constipation associated with urinary retention. This visit was one of several for constipation over the course of several weeks. She had been treated for functional constipation with dietary changes and an osmotic agent without relief and required one hospitalization for a bowel clean out. It was during her second admission, where she required frequent bladder catheterizations for urinary retention, that a diagnostic study was done which revealed the correct diagnosis.
ISSN:1522-8401
1558-2310
DOI:10.1016/j.cpem.2019.100722