The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2011 , Vol 53 , Num 1
A Challenging Review Of Childhood İncontinence: Rare Complications Of Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome İn An Epileptic Boy
Departments of 1Pediatric Urology, 2Pediatric Neurology, and 3Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Aydoğdu Ö, Burgu B, Teber S, Altugan Ş, Gökçe İ, Deda G, Soygür T. A challenging review of childhood incontinence: rare complications of dysfunctional elimination syndrome in an epileptic boy. Turk J Pediatr 2011; 53: 100-103.

A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory in defining the cause and directing the treatment of childhood urinary incontinence. Both pediatricians and pediatric urologists should carefully evaluate a child with incontinence for possible overlapping etiologies, before labeling him or her as a refractory case. We report an epileptic boy with dysfunctional elimination syndrome (DES) with associated rare complications of giggle incontinence and idiopathic urethritis, proving the need for a good voiding diary, patient history and structured symptom scores. Keywords : giggle incontinence, dysfunctional elimination syndrome, urinary incontinence, epilepsy.

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