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Trial reportPediatric surgery international2025

Sennosides vs magnesium hydroxide vs polyethylene glycol as a treatment for constipation in anorectal malformation: a randomized crossover trial.

Butsarin Nate-Anong, Jiraporn Khorana, Sireekarn Chantakhow, Jesda Singhavejsakul, Kanokkan Tepmalai

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Trial report in Pediatric surgery international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Butsarin Nate-AnongDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Jiraporn KhoranaDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Sireekarn ChantakhowDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Jesda SinghavejsakulDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Kanokkan TepmalaiDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. kanokkan.t@cmu.ac.th.

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Abstract

purposeTo compare the efficacy and user preference of Sennosides, magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)

methodsA randomized crossover trial was conducted from January 2018 to December 2019. Fifteen patients with surgically corrected ARM and diagnosed constipation were enrolled. Each patient received all three laxatives in a random order for 21-day periods, separated by washout periods. The primary outcome was post-treatment fecal loading assessed by Leech score on abdominal radiography. Secondary outcomes included the rate of clean fecal loading (Leech score ≤ 6) and user preference scores.

resultsThe mean post-treatment Leech scores were 6.67 ± 2.09 for Sennosides, 6.80 ± 2.37 for Mg(OH)

conclusionWhile PEG showed a trend towards better fecal clearance and Sennosides was preferred by users, no statistically significant differences in efficacy or user preference were found among the three laxatives.

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Anorectal MalformationsConstipationLaxativesMagnesium HydroxidePolyethylene GlycolsSennosidesChildChild, PreschoolCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeLaxativesMagnesium HydroxidePolyethylene GlycolsSennosidesAnorectal malformationConstipationCrossover trialLaxativesMagnesium hydroxidePolyethylene glycolSennosides

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