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To evaluate the possible impact of patients' sacral ratios (SRs) on response to biofeedback (BF) therapy in pediatric patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). In this retrospective cohort conducted from 2016 to 2018 in our tertiary medical center, we included the medical records of all pediatric patients with LUTD who were nominated for BF due to having abnormal uroflowmetry patterns and simultaneous increase in electromyography (EMG) activity. Ten sessions of weekly animated BF were performed for each patient. All patients underwent a complete urological evaluation, uroflowmetry with simultaneous EMG and post-void residual measurement before and after treatment. SRs were calculated based on plain anteroposterior lumbosacral radiographs. Patients were then divided into normal SR (≥0.74) and low SR (<0.74) and outcomes were compared between them. Of the total 86 patients included in our study, 48 (55.8%) had a normal SR (≥0.74), while 38 (44.2%) had a low SR (<0.74). Our data revealed that BF therapy significantly improved maximum and average urinary flow rates, urine volume, daytime urinary incontinence, enuresis, urinary urgency and constipation; irrespective of the patients' SRs (all P < 0.001). Our between-groups analyses showed that after the completion of BF, the SR ≥ 0.74 group had significantly higher maximum urinary flow rate (mean difference [95%CI]: 7.7 [5.4, 10.0], P < 0.001) (Figure) and urine volume (mean difference [95%CI]: 49.9 [19.5, 80.4], P = 0.002) and significantly lower diurnal urinary incontinence (4.2% vs. 21.1%, P = 0.020), enuresis (4.2% vs. 18.4%, P = 0.040) and constipation (2.1% vs. 23.7%, P = 0.004) compared to the SR < 0.74 group. SR has been proposed as a reliable indicator of bony pelvis growth and subsequent lumbosacral neurodevelopment. Additionally, larger SR values are associated with better postoperative sphincter function in children with urological and anorectal malformations. Our results demonstrated that after completion of BF, the normal SR group had a significantly better improvement of some of the uroflowmetry indicators and LUTD-associated symptoms compared to the low SR group. Our findings implied that although BF therapy is an efficient treatment for children with LUTD, irrespective of their sacral development; children with enhanced sacral development may benefit from better clinical response, especially in terms of LUTD-associated symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Psychiatric comorbidity is more common in specific learning disabilities (SLDs) than in the general population. It is extremely common. Psychiatric disorders associated with SLD cause more cognitive, social, and emotional difficulties, further impair functionality and worsen prognosis. This study aimed to examine the frequency of psychiatric comorbidity and the sociodemographic characteristics and clinical variables associated with comorbidity in children with SLD. Materials and Methods: This study included 226 children and adolescents aged 7-17 years who were diagnosed with specific learning disabilities and who applied to our outpatient clinic between March 2021 and August 2021. A battery of tests was administered to all participants, including the Reading Test, Writing Test, Mathematics Test, Clock Drawing Test, Head Right-Left Discrimination Test, and Bender Gestalt Visual-Motor Perception Test. In addition, the Kent-EGY Test-Porteus Maze Test (PMT) or the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R) were administered. A semi-structured diagnostic interview was conducted with the participants and their parents to investigate the presence of any psychopathology in the past and present (Turkish version of the Turkish version of the Schedule for the Interview for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (DSM-5-K-SADS-PL-DSM-5-T) was applied. Results: There was at least one comorbid psychiatric disorder in 81.4% of the participants. The most common comorbid disorder was attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with a frequency of 73.5%. Other common disorders were disruptive behavior disorders, elimination disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and tobacco use disorders. Severe types of SLD were more common in those with psychiatric comorbidities, and the mean age was significantly higher than in those without. Conclusion: Being aware of the psychiatric comorbidity that children with SLD are called to face is essential for drawing up proper standards of assessment, hence ensuring these children have personalized psychiatric care and enhancing their quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Developmental disorders are diverse, common, and impairing; still, many clinicians lack comprehensive training in their assessment. This review presents thorough guidelines for the evaluation and diagnosis of common communication, sleeping, feeding, and elimination disorders that often onset in the early developmental period and that are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Thorough guidance on the evidence-based assessment of developmental disorders is critical, as they are prevalent, impairing, and commonly comorbid with other psychiatric disorders of childhood. This review is the first of its kind—providing critically needed, step-by-step guidance on the existing evidence-based methodologies and assessment tools available for diagnosis. This review also makes clear the dire need for further development and validation of relevant screening and diagnostic measure and calls for specific attention to the development of specific screening and diagnostic assessment measures for feeding disorders and elimination disorders in particular. Clinicians and researchers alike may find this article useful in guiding diagnostic, treatment, and research procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evidence-based interventions have continued to show positive effects on both reducing symptoms and helping children with elimination disorders achieve continence and manage troubling psychological distress. Despite this, there is a group of children who do not respond to standard treatments and are classified as having a complex elimination disorder. As a means of addressing the broader clinical challenge and implications of complex elimination disorders, a team of clinicians in Germany developed the Urinary and Faecal Incontinence Training Program for Children and Adolescents. A pilot investigation was undertaken to apply the Urinary and Faecal Incontinence Training Program for Children and Adolescents programme to children aged 6–12 years in an Australian context who met the complex elimination disorder diagnostic criteria, to determine if any subsequent change in the measures of life quality and general well-being was achieved. Findings suggest a reduction in the frequency of the child's symptoms and improvements in family quality of life measures. Qualitatively, children and parents perceived that their child's ability to now respond to stimuli and in so doing avert severe accidents was a major outcome of the programme and was able to increase a child's sense of acceptance of incontinence, improve levels of self-efficacy and increase self-awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences between the diagnostic criteria of elimination disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders， fifth edition （DSM-5） and International Classification of Diseases， eleventh edition （ICD-11）. Elimination disorders are clinically characterized by inappropriate urination or defecation， resulting in pain or functional impairment. This paper discussed the main points of elimination disorders in the two diagnostic manuals， in order to improve psychiatric and psychological workers’ understanding of the corresponding sections.

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• Non-mental diseases over the lifespan are associated with ADHD. • Epilepsy, migraine, elimination disorders, asthma and obesity are significantly associated with ADHD over the lifespan. • Diagnosing non-mental diseases in ADHD patients is important for optimizing the treatment of both conditions. Several non-mental diseases seem to be associated with an increased risk of ADHD and ADHD seems to be associated with increased risk for non-mental diseases. The underlying trajectories leading to such brain-body co-occurrences are often unclear - are there direct causal relationships from one disorder to the other, or does the sharing of genetic and/or environmental risk factors lead to their occurring together more frequently or both? Our goal with this narrative review was to provide a conceptual synthesis of the associations between ADHD and non-mental disease across the lifespan. We discuss potential shared pathologic mechanisms, genetic background and treatments in co-occurring diseases. For those co-occurrences for which published studies with sufficient sample sizes exist, meta-analyses have been published by others and we discuss those in detail. We conclude that non-mental diseases are common in ADHD and vice versa and add to the disease burden of the patient across the lifespan. Insufficient attention to such co-occurring conditions may result in missed diagnoses and suboptimal treatment in the affected individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Elimination disorders consist of enuresis and encopresis. When a child fails to successfully achieve toilet training by the age of five and has repeated voiding of urine on the bed or clothing at least twice per week for at least 3 consecutive months it is called enuresis; while bowel continence if not achieved by age 4 years, is encopresis. This study seeks to determine parental/caregiver concerns and help-seeking behaviors toward elimination disorders. Materials and Methods: This study was cross-sectional and was conducted over a 3-month period from January 2017 to March 2017. Convenience sampling method was adopted, and pretested researchers-administered questionnaires were used. Results: Two hundred individuals were recruited consisting of 104 (52%) males and 96 (48%) females with a male-to-female ratio of 1.1:1. About 194 (97%) of the respondents were aware of elimination disorders, 62 (31.0%) of them reported elimination disorder occurred in their wards, only 24.2% of the caregivers had sought for medical treatment for elimination disorder. Majority of the caregivers did not know the cause of elimination disorder, but 2% of them believed evil spirits were responsible for elimination disorders. Enuresis was the most commonly reported elimination disorder and most occurred at night (80.6%), and none had isolated encopresis. Ethnicity and educational qualification of respondents had no relationship with their help-seeking behavior toward elimination disorder ([Fishers' exact test = 11.337, P = 0.023] and [Fishers' exact test = 8.074, P = 0.089]). Conclusion: Elimination disorders were prevalent; however, few caregivers seek for medical help/treatment, and their help-seeking behavior was not influenced by their ethnicity or educational qualification.

PURPOSE: Currently, there is a paucity of studies on the prevalence of Elimination Disorders among Iranian children and adolescents. Due to the ongoing need to monitor the health status of these children and adolescents, the present study aims to investigate the prevalence of Elimination Disorders and comorbid disorders in Iranian children and adolescents. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 29,781 children and adolescents age 6 to 18 years old were selected and studied from all the provinces in Iran. The sampling was carried out by employing a multistage cluster sampling method, and several clinical psychologists using semi-structured interviews collected the data. Furthermore, clinical psychologists collected demographic information (including information about gender, age, place of residence, education level, and parental education level). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. RESULTS: Generally, the prevalence of Elimination Disorders was found to be 5.4% covering both enuresis (p = 5.4, 95% CI = 5.1–5.7) and encopresis (p = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.09–0.2). The total prevalence of comorbid disorders was 38%, and among the comorbid disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (p = 11, 95% CI = 9.5–12.7) and Separation Anxiety (p = 10.6, 95% CI = 9.1–12.2) were the most prevalent. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of Elimination Disorders in Iranian children and adolescents is moderate compared to similar studies elsewhere. As for comorbid disorders, ADHD and Separation Anxiety were found to be the most prevalent disorders. Since Elimination Disorders coexist with psychiatric disorders in children, further studies of these comorbidities may give better insight into the treatment and prognosis of Elimination Disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enuresis and encopresis can be stressful for children and parents. We investigated the comorbid psychiatric disorders and the emotional and behavioral symptoms associated with elimination disorders. A total of 97 children and adolescents (aged 4–17 years) with an elimination disorder participated in this study. The elimination disorder group consisted of three subgroups: 50 subjects with enuresis nocturna, 26 with encopresis, and 21 subjects with enuresis + encopresis. The control group with no elimination disorder comprised 50 healthy subjects. All children were interviewed by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL). Parents completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The most common diagnosis was attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, followed by oppositional defiant disorder. The highest rate of psychiatric comorbidity was observed in the enuresis + encopresis subgroup, followed by the enuresis nocturna and encopresis subgroups. All the subgroups had higher total difficulties scores than the control group. Screening for psychiatric disorders should be performed for all children with incontinence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Chronic constipation is associated with pain, stress, and fecal incontinence, which negatively impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL); however, it is unclear if patterns of pain, stool frequency, and incontinence are differentially associated with HRQoL in youth with chronic constipation.Methods: 410 caregivers completed a demographics and symptoms form, the Parental Opinions of Pediatric Constipation, Pediatric Symptom Checklist, and the Functional Disability Inventory.Results: Stooling patterns were derived using Latent Variable Mixture Modeling. A three-class model emerged: withholding/avoiding ( WA ), pain , and fecal incontinence ( FI ). The pain class reported the greatest amount of disease burden/distress, greatest impairments in illness-related activity limitations, more psychosocial problems, and, along with the FI class, elevated levels of family conflict. The FI class reported the greatest amount of parental worry of social impact.Conclusions: Youth with chronic constipation who experience pain or fecal incontinence may be at a greater risk for specific HRQoL problems such as illness-related activity limitations, psychosocial issues, disease burden and worry, and family conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OBJETIVOS: avaliar a prevalência de crianças sem fraldas, a idade de início do treinamento esfincteriano e a expectativa materna em relação à aquisição deste controle numa coorte de nascimentos. MÉTODOS: todas as crianças nascidas em 2004 em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, foram incluídas em um estudo longitudinal. Aos 12 meses, as crianças tiveram seu desenvolvimento avaliado e as mães questionadas sobre o início do treinamento esfincteriano e expectativa em relação à idade da retirada das fraldas. Diferenças entre grupos foram avaliadas através de testes qui-quadrado para heterogeneidade e tendência linear. RESULTADOS: aos 12 meses de idade, 14,7% das mães tinham iniciado o treinamento esfincteriano. Apenas 2,2% receberam orientação pediátrica sobre retirada de fraldas. Os grupos de mães com maior prevalência de início de treinamento aos 12 meses foram as do primeiro quintil econômico, cinco a oito anos de escolaridade, adolescentes e maiores de 40 anos. Dois terços acham que o momento para deixar as fraldas é antes dos 18 meses; 1,3% das crianças estão sem fraldas de dia. CONCLUSÕES: o treinamento esfincteriano começou precocemente em uma parcela significativa destas crianças, sendo desprezível a proporção de mães orientadas pelos pediatras. Informações sobre o momento ideal e métodos adequados de controle esfincteriano devem ser oferecidas às mães, no contexto da puericultura e atenção básica à saúde.OBJECTIVES: to assess the prevalence of children not using diapers, the age at which toilet training started and the mother's expectations regarding the attainment of this in a cohort of births. METHODS: all children born in 2004 in the city of Pelotas, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were enrolled in a longitudinal study. At the age of 12 months they were assessed for their development. Mothers were questioned regarding the beginning of toilet training and parental expectations in relation to the age at which daytime toilet training should be completed. Differences between groups were assessed using chi-squared tests for heterogeneity and linear tendency. RESULTS: at 12 months of age 14.7% of the mothers had begun daytime toilet training. Only 2.2% of the mothers were provided guidance by pediatricians regarding cessation of diaper use. The groups of mothers with the higher prevalence of starting toilet training at 12 months were the ones from the top economic quintile, five to eight years of schooling, adolescent mothers and mothers aged over 40 years. Two thirds of the mothers believed the ideal time to cease using diapers is before 18 months of age; 1.3% of children did not use diapers during the day. CONCLUSIONS: toilet training began early in a significant number of children and an insignificant proportion of mothers received guidance from pediatricians on this. Information regarding the ideal time and adequate methods for introducing sphincter control should be offered to mothers during puerperium as part of basic health care.

OBJETIVO: Revisar a literatura científica e leiga sobre o treinamento esfincteriano, abordando expectativas dos pais, métodos disponíveis para aquisição do controle esfincteriano e morbidades associadas. FONTES DOS DADOS: Publicações no período de 1960 a 2007, obtidas a partir das bases bibliográficas MEDLINE, Cochrane Collaboration, ERIC, Web of Science, LILACS, SciELO e Google; busca em artigos relacionados, referências dos artigos, por autor e nas sociedades de pediatria. Foram examinados 473 artigos, sendo selecionados 85. SÍNTESE DOS DADOS: Os pais apresentam expectativas irreais sobre idade de retirada de fraldas, sem levar em conta o desenvolvimento infantil. As estratégias de treinamento não se modificaram nas últimas décadas, e a idade vem sendo postergada na maioria dos países. Métodos de treinamento raramente são utilizados. O início precoce do treinamento esfincteriano e eventos estressantes durante o período podem prolongar o processo de treinamento. Uma maior freqüência de enurese, infecção urinária, disfunção miccional, constipação, encoprese e recusa em ir ao banheiro é observada nas crianças com treinamento inadequado. A literatura leiga para os pais é abundante e adequada, veiculada através de livros e da Internet, mas não largamente disponível para a população brasileira. Apenas três sociedades internacionais de pediatria disponibilizam diretrizes sobre treinamento esfincteriano. CONCLUSÕES: O controle esfincteriano vem sendo postergado na maioria dos países. Os métodos de treinamento existentes são de décadas passadas, sendo pouco utilizados pelas mães e pouco valorizados pelos pediatras; o treinamento inadequado pode ser um dos fatores causadores de distúrbios miccionais e intestinais, que causam transtornos para as crianças e famílias.OBJECTIVE: To review both the scientific literature and lay literature on toilet training, covering parents' expectations, the methods available for achieving bladder and bowel control and associated morbidities. SOURCES: Articles published between 1960 and 2007, identified via the MEDLINE, Cochrane Collaboration, ERIC, Web of Science, LILACS and SciELO databases plus queries on the Google search engine; a search of related articles, references of articles, by author and of pediatrics societies. A total of 473 articles were examined and 85 of these were selected for this review. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: Parents have unrealistic expectations about the age at which diapers can be withdrawn, not taking child development into account. Toilet training strategies have not changed over recent decades, and in the majority of countries the age at which children are trained has been postponed. Training methods are rarely used. Starting toilet training prematurely and stressful events during this period can extend the training process. Children who have not been trained correctly present with enuresis, urinary infection, voiding dysfunction, constipation, encopresis and refusal to go to the toilet more frequently. Literature intended for lay parents is both abundant and adequate, available in book form and on the Internet, but it is not widely available to the Brazilian population. Just three international pediatrics societies have published guidelines on toilet training. CONCLUSIONS: Toilet training is occurring later in the majority of countries. The training methods that exist are the same from decades ago and are rarely used by mothers and valued little by pediatricians; incorrect training can be a causative factor for bladder and bowel disorders, which in turn cause problems for children and their families.

Objectives The purpose of this study was to develop a caregiver-completed constipation condition- specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument. Methods 410 caregivers of children aged 2-18 years completed the Parental Opinions of Pediatric Constipation (POOPC), the PedsQL Generic Core Scales, PedQL Family Impact Module, Pediatric Symptom Checklist, the Functional Disability Inventory, the Pediatric Inventory for Parents, and a demographic questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the POOPC. Results Analyses yielded four factors called Parental Burden/Distress, Family Conflict, Difficulties with the Medical Team, and Worry about Social Impact that reflect problems in HRQL secondary to constipation and soiling, which were generally more strongly correlated with similar measures relative to a general measure of youth's psychosocial functioning. Conclusion The POOPC is a psychometrically sound measure, which may be useful to clinicians and researchers identifying domains of treatment needs for children and their families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose We determined the feasibility of a definitive trial comparing the effectiveness of group vs individual urotherapy for children with bladder-bowel dysfunction. Materials and Methods Children 6 to 10 years old with bladder-bowel dysfunction were recruited during the course of 1 year. Feasibility data on screening, eligibility, recruitment and protocol compliance rates were collected. Patients with high grade hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux or learning disabilities and those who had previously undergone urotherapy were excluded. Patients were randomized to 1-hour group urotherapy or 15-minute individual urotherapy. Symptoms and quality of life were measured using the Vancouver Nonneurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction/Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome Questionnaire and the Pediatric Incontinence Questionnaire at baseline and at 3 to 6 months of followup. Within/between group comparisons were conducted using t-tests. Results Of 455 screened children 79 were eligible and 60 were recruited to participate. A total of 24 patients randomized to group urotherapy and 25 randomized to individual urotherapy completed the pilot trial (6 undergoing group and 5 undergoing individual urotherapy withdrew from the study). Symptomology scores between group and individual urotherapy were not different at followup (mean ± SD 14.7 ± 7.9 vs 13.4 ± 6.3, p = 0.54, 95% CI −5.4–2.8). Quality of life scores between patients undergoing group and individual urotherapy at baseline differed (mean ± SD 21.1 ± 10.8 vs 31.0 ± 14.3, p <0.01, 95% CI 2.7–7.3) but became similar at followup (21.0 ± 14.2 vs 20.1 ± 15.3, p = 0.84, 95% CI −9.4–7.6). Within group analyses demonstrated improvement in symptomology from baseline to followup in patients undergoing group (mean ± SD 3.6 ± 7.6, p = 0.03, 95% CI 0.4–6.8) and individual urotherapy (6.0 ± 5.4, p <0.01, 95% CI 3.8–8.3). Within group quality of life analyses revealed improvement in Pediatric Incontinence Questionnaire scores from baseline to followup in patients undergoing individual urotherapy (p <0.01, 95% CI 5.0–16.9) only. Conclusions Urotherapy, regardless of modality, effectively improved bladder-bowel dysfunction symptoms. A definitive randomized controlled trial is feasible, considering that a high recruitment rate (76%) for this population has been established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To assess the prevalence of vulvovaginitis, enuresis and encopresis in children who were referred for allegations of sexual abuse. Subjects A retrospective chart review of 1280 children presenting for non-acute examination after allegations of sexual abuse during a 15-year time span. Interview documentation, physical examination documentation, urinalysis, urine and vaginal cultures were reviewed. Results Of the 1280 children, 73.3% were female and 26.7% male. The ages of the children ranged from 6 months to 18 years (median age was 6 years). Interviews revealed that fondling contact was the most common allegation, followed by oral, vaginal, and anal penetration. Interviews also disclosed lower urinary tract symptoms, UTI, constipation, encopresis and enuresis. Physical examination revealed no abnormal genital findings in 44.7% of cases. Examinations of the vagina noted: erythema (18.1%); hymenal notching (posterior 16.8%, anterior 4.4%); vuvlovaginitis (14.0%); laceration or transection (0.6%); and bruising (0.4%). Examination of the anus noted: anal fissure/tear (14.9%); loss of anal tone (10.6%); reflex anal dilatation (9.2%); venous congestion (3.8%); and proctitis (0.9%). Vulvovaginitis was noted in 14% (131/936) and encopresis in 2.3% (21/936). Enuresis according to age was reported in 13% of 5–9 year olds, 14.7% of 10–16 year olds and 18.2% of 17–18 year olds suspected of being abused. Conclusion Prevalence of vulvovaginitis and enuresis were increased, and encopresis was decreased in children with allegations of sexual abuse when compared to the general pediatric population. Physicians should continue to be aware of the possibility of the presence of these conditions in children who have been sexually abused, and offer appropriate treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research objective was to identify the factor structure of the pediatric symptom checklist (PSC) in children with voiding dysfunction and/or nocturnal enuresis who were seen in a pediatric urology clinic. Retrospective chart reviews were conducted for 498 consecutive patients, ages 6-16, who were seen over a 13-month period. The PSC, a 35-item measure used to screen for psychosocial difficulties, was completed by the patient's caregiver. Confirmatory factor analyses using three previous models were conducted. A four factor model comprised of internalizing, externalizing, attention problems, and chronic illness factors represented the best fit to the data. Within this population, the PSC appears to capture internalizing and externalizing problems, difficulties with attention, and possible side effects of a medical condition. This information could aid clinicians in assessing adjustment difficulties within this population and concurrently allow researchers to examine whether these specific factors are related to other relevant outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Animated biofeedback is an established treatment for pediatric dysfunctional voiding. Bowel dysfunction is closely associated with dysfunctional voiding. We evaluated the efficacy of animated biofeedback urotherapy in bowel and voiding dysfunction in children with dysfunctional elimination syndrome. Materials and Methods: A total of 80 children with dysfunctional elimination syndrome were randomly assigned to undergo animated biofeedback (group A, 40 patients) or conservative therapy (group B, 40 patients). Group A underwent animated biofeedback along with pelvic floor muscle exercises and behavioral modification (hydration, high fiber diet, scheduled voiding). Group B underwent behavioral modification only. Dysfunctional voiding symptom score, constipation and fecal soiling episodes per week (according to Paris Consensus on Childhood Constipation Terminology criteria), and uroflowmetry parameters were evaluated before and 6 and 12 months after treatment in both groups. Results: Subjective and objective voiding problems were significantly improved. Vesicoureteral reflux resolved in 7 of 9 children (78%) and urinary tract infection did not recur in 10 of 14 children (71%) within 1 year. Bladder capacity and voided volume did not significantly improve. Post-void residual and voiding time decreased considerably, while maximum and average urine flow increased significantly. All children with fecal soiling and 17 of 25 with constipation (68%) in group A were symptom-free within 1 year after treatment. Animated biofeedback therapy was more efficient than nonbiofeedback management regarding objective and subjective voiding problems and bowel dysfunction (p <0.05). Conclusions: Animated biofeedback effectively treats bowel and voiding dysfunction in children with dysfunctional voiding. Pelvic floor muscle exercises coordinate breathing and pelvic floor muscle contractions, and are beneficial in improving bowel dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: Sacral nerve stimulation with InterStim® is approved in the United States for use in adults. Limited data on the effectiveness of sacral nerve stimulation in children are available. We report our experience with patients who underwent InterStim placement for the treatment of severe dysfunctional elimination syndrome, which is defined as a constellation of functional urinary and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients without anatomical anomalies or obvious neurological disease, in whom intensive medical and behavioral therapies have failed to improve symptoms. Materials and Methods: A total of 23 patients 6 to 15 years old with presenting symptoms of dysfunctional voiding, enuresis, incontinence, urinary tract infections, bladder pain, urinary retention, urgency, frequency, constipation and/or fecal soiling were followed for a mean of 13.3 months after InterStim placement. Results: Of the 19 patients with urinary incontinence 3 (16%) had complete resolution, 13 (68%) had improvement, 2 (11%) were unchanged and 1 (5%) was worse (sign test, p = 0.002). Among the 16 patients with nocturnal enuresis 2 (13%) had resolution, 9 (56%) improved, 4 (25%) were unchanged and 1 (6%) was worse (sign test, p = 0.0063). Of the 15 patients with urinary retention requiring intervention 9 (60%) had improvement and 1 had worsening symptoms (sign test, p = 0.022), while 2 of 6 patients (33%) on intermittent catheterization were able to stop. One patient had development of new incontinence and enuresis. Bladder pain, urgency, frequency and constipation improved in 67% (8 of 12), 75% (12 of 16), 73% (11 of 15) and 80% (12 of 15) of the patients, respectively. Medications required postoperatively decreased by an average of 3 per patient (p <0.001). The overall patient satisfaction rate was 64%, while that of the caregiver was 67%. Two leads were explanted from the 23 patients. Complications encountered included 1 seroma, 1 episode of skin sensitivity, 2 device failures and 1 lead revision. Conclusions: Sacral nerve stimulation in children is an option for carefully selected patients who have failed other therapies. Our results show that sacral nerve stimulation was effective in the majority of patients with the dysfunctional elimination syndrome. However, longer followup is needed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]