A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy

A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory in defining the cause and directing the treatment of childhood urinary incontinence. Both pediatricians and pediatric urologists should carefully evaluate a child with incontinence for possible overlapping etiologies, before labeling him or her as a r...

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Main Authors: Ozgü Aydoğdu, Berk Burgu, Serap Teber, Semsa Altugan, Ilker Gökçe, Gülhiz Deda, Tarkan Soygür
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2011-02-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1731
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description A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory in defining the cause and directing the treatment of childhood urinary incontinence. Both pediatricians and pediatric urologists should carefully evaluate a child with incontinence for possible overlapping etiologies, before labeling him or her as a refractory case. We report an epileptic boy with dysfunctional elimination syndrome (DES) with associated rare complications of giggle incontinence and idiopathic urethritis, proving the need for a good voiding diary, patient history and structured symptom scores.
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spelling doaj-art-a0b387003ebb4e2bb5f1446adbb925c22025-08-20T02:01:57ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212011-02-01531A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boyOzgü Aydoğdu0Berk BurguSerap TeberSemsa AltuganIlker GökçeGülhiz DedaTarkan SoygürDepartment of Pediatric Urology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory in defining the cause and directing the treatment of childhood urinary incontinence. Both pediatricians and pediatric urologists should carefully evaluate a child with incontinence for possible overlapping etiologies, before labeling him or her as a refractory case. We report an epileptic boy with dysfunctional elimination syndrome (DES) with associated rare complications of giggle incontinence and idiopathic urethritis, proving the need for a good voiding diary, patient history and structured symptom scores. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1731
spellingShingle Ozgü Aydoğdu
Berk Burgu
Serap Teber
Semsa Altugan
Ilker Gökçe
Gülhiz Deda
Tarkan Soygür
A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
title_full A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
title_fullStr A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
title_full_unstemmed A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
title_short A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
title_sort challenging review of childhood incontinence rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy
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