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Constipation

  • Readers Respond: Manual Rectal Disimpaction in Toddler Results in Lawsuit

    This article prompted enormous feedback from ACEP Now readers. Click through to read these two letters, and check the articles comments for many more.
  • Manual Rectal Disimpaction in Toddler Results in Lawsuit

    Dr. Ariel Cohen explores medicolegal risks and supervision gaps in pediatric ED disimpaction following a settled claim.
  • Should You Give Constipated Kids an Enema or PEG Therapy?

    Question 2: For fecal disimpaction of children with functional constipation, are enemas better than oral polyethylene glycol...

Readers Respond: Manual Rectal Disimpaction in Toddler Results in Lawsuit

July 6, 2026 - Venkata Dharbhamulla, MD, and Kurtis Mayz, MD, JD, MBA - 0 Comment

This article prompted enormous feedback from ACEP Now readers. Click through to read these two letters, and check the articles comments for many more.

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Manual Rectal Disimpaction in Toddler Results in Lawsuit

April 7, 2026 - Ariel Cohen, DO - 26 Comments

Dr. Ariel Cohen explores medicolegal risks and supervision gaps in pediatric ED disimpaction following a settled claim.

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Should You Give Constipated Kids an Enema or PEG Therapy?

May 18, 2018 - Landon Jones, MD, and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP - 0 Comment

Question 2: For fecal disimpaction of children with functional constipation, are enemas better than oral polyethylene glycol…

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