Validation of questionnaires to assess quality of life related to fecal incontinence in children with anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung's disease

Abstract Objective: Surgical treatment of anorectal malformations (ARMs) and Hirschsprung's disease (HD) leads to alterations in bowel habits and fecal incontinence, with consequent quality of life impairment. The objectives were to create and validate a Questionnaire for the Fecal Incontinenc...

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Main Authors: Arthur Loguetti Mathias, Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri, Mariana Aparecida Elisei Ferreira, Maria Mercês Santos, Uenis Tannuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822016000100099&lng=en&tlng=en