ReviewJournal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine
Bowel function and care: Guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida.
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- Anorectal manometry and urodynamics in children with spina bifida: can we predict the colonic dysmotility from bladder dysfunction?BMC urology · 2024Trial
- Age-Specific Ultrasound Reference Data for the Laterolateral Rectal Diameter in Healthy Children.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Care trajectories of children with spinal dysraphism treated in Reunion Island between 2006 and 2024.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) and constipation in children: a multifaceted approach (literature review).Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Metabolic consequences and tubular function after augmentation cystoplasty in children with neurogenic bladder.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2025Article
- TRANSLATION, CULTURAL ADAPTATION, AND SEMANTIC VALIDATION OF THE PEDIATRIC NEUROGENIC BOWEL DYSFUNCTION SCORE (NDBS) INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE AND A PILOT STUDY.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2025Article
- Predictors of medical adherence following a bowel management program for youth and young adults with Spina Bifida.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- The Functional Implications of Transanal Irrigation: Insights from Pathophysiology and Clinical Studies of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Multidisciplinary management of people with spina bifida across the lifespan.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Review
- The urological evaluation and management of neurogenic bladder in children and adolescents-what every pediatric nephrologist needs to know.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
- Release and highlights of the Lifespan Bowel Management Protocol produced for clinicians who manage neurogenic bowel dysfunction in individuals with spina bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Needs and Research Priorities for Young People with Spinal Cord Lesion or Spina Bifida and Their Caregivers: A National Survey in Switzerland within the PEPSCI Collaboration.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- [Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of spina bifida].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Transanal irrigation to manage neurogenic bowel in the pediatric population with spina bifida: a scoping review.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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Abstract
purposeBowel dysfunction, such as constipation and fecal incontinence, has a significant impact on health, activities of daily living, and quality of life among people with spina bifida. Secondary complications may result from bowel dysfunction and include urologic dysfunction, loss of skin integrity, shunt (hydrocephalus) function, as well as loss of social opportunities and employability.
methodsUsing a consensus building methodology, the guidelines for management of bowel dysfunction in spina bifida were written by experts in the field of spina bifida and bowel function and care.
resultsThe evidence-based guidelines are presented in table format and provide age-specific recommendations to achieve fecal continence without constipation. Recommended treatments are presented from least to most invasive options. Literature supporting the recommendations and the interval research published to date is also presented.
conclusionThese guidelines present a standardized approach to management of bowel dysfunction in spina bifida. Bowel management in children and young adults with spina bifida is limited by variability in clinical practice and paucity of robust research in neurogenic bowel. Collaborative multi-institutional efforts are needed to overcome research barriers and provide innovative solutions.
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