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Acute constipation

MedGen UID:
586647
•Concept ID:
C0401148
•
Sign or Symptom
SNOMED CT: Acute constipation (197119006)
 
HPO: HP:0012451

Definition

Constipation of sudden onset and lasting for less than three months. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute constipation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Herbal Medicine for the Management of Laxative Activity.
Akram M, Thiruvengadam M, Zainab R, Daniyal M, Bankole MM, Rebezov M, Shariati MA, Okuskhanova E
Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2022;23(10):1269-1283. doi: 10.2174/1389201022666210812121328. PMID: 34387161
Efficacy and safety outcomes of one generic nifedipine versus ADALAT long-acting nifedipine for hypertension management.
Tung YC, Hsu TJ, Lin CP, Hsiao FC, Chu YC, Chen WJ, Chu PH
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2020 Dec;22(12):2296-2305. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/jch.14070. PMID: 33035392Free PMC Article
Acute Abdominal Pain: Recognition and Management of Constipation in the Emergency Department.
Norbedo S, Bassanese G, Barbieri F, Barbi E
Pediatr Emerg Care 2017 Oct;33(10):e75-e78. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001039. PMID: 28632578

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute urinary retention in children.
Schmidt AM, Hirsch K, Schroth M, Stehr M, Schäfer FM
J Pediatr Urol 2020 Dec;16(6):842.e1-842.e6. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.08.014. PMID: 32900634
Acute constipation in children receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Pashankar FD, Season JH, McNamara J, Pashankar DS
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2011 Oct;33(7):e300-3. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31821a0795. PMID: 21941132
A protocol for treating acute constipation in the community setting.
Withell B
Br J Community Nurs 2000 Mar;5(3):110, 112, 114-7. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2000.5.3.7419. PMID: 12589238

Diagnosis

Unusual case of abdominal wall pseudohernia in a patient with acute constipation.
Lee TH
Korean J Intern Med 2021 Jan;36(1):228-229. Epub 2020 Jun 19 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.106. PMID: 32550722Free PMC Article
Acute urinary retention in children.
Schmidt AM, Hirsch K, Schroth M, Stehr M, Schäfer FM
J Pediatr Urol 2020 Dec;16(6):842.e1-842.e6. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.08.014. PMID: 32900634
Primary Burkitt's lymphoma of the colon--an uncommon cause of acute constipation and abdominal pain.
Meyer CT, Wilsey MJ, Hale GA, Monforte HL, Danielson PD
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2012 Aug;31(4):254-9. Epub 2012 Mar 14 doi: 10.3109/15513815.2012.656832. PMID: 22417079
Acute constipation in children receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Pashankar FD, Season JH, McNamara J, Pashankar DS
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2011 Oct;33(7):e300-3. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31821a0795. PMID: 21941132
Constipation in children.
Leung AK, Chan PY, Cho HY
Am Fam Physician 1996 Aug;54(2):611-8, 627. PMID: 8701840

Therapy

Herbal Medicine for the Management of Laxative Activity.
Akram M, Thiruvengadam M, Zainab R, Daniyal M, Bankole MM, Rebezov M, Shariati MA, Okuskhanova E
Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2022;23(10):1269-1283. doi: 10.2174/1389201022666210812121328. PMID: 34387161
Phenylquinoxalinone CFTR activator as potential prosecretory therapy for constipation.
Cil O, Phuan PW, Son JH, Zhu JS, Ku CK, Tabib NA, Teuthorn AP, Ferrera L, Zachos NC, Lin R, Galietta LJV, Donowitz M, Kurth MJ, Verkman AS
Transl Res 2017 Apr;182:14-26.e4. Epub 2016 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2016.10.003. PMID: 27815136Free PMC Article
Acute constipation in children receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Pashankar FD, Season JH, McNamara J, Pashankar DS
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2011 Oct;33(7):e300-3. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31821a0795. PMID: 21941132
Complications of Fleet enema administration and suggested guidelines for use in the pediatric emergency department.
Harrington L, Schuh S
Pediatr Emerg Care 1997 Jun;13(3):225-6. doi: 10.1097/00006565-199706000-00014. PMID: 9220514
Constipation in children.
Leung AK, Chan PY, Cho HY
Am Fam Physician 1996 Aug;54(2):611-8, 627. PMID: 8701840

Clinical prediction guides

Acute urinary retention in children.
Schmidt AM, Hirsch K, Schroth M, Stehr M, Schäfer FM
J Pediatr Urol 2020 Dec;16(6):842.e1-842.e6. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.08.014. PMID: 32900634

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