Chapter 7.Elimination Disorders
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Disorders of bladder and rectal function leading to dysfunctional elimination of urine and feces are common in children, are often comorbid with psychiatric or neurological conditions, and in many cases persist into adulthood. Despite their clinical prevalence and substantial psychosocial and developmental morbidity, these conditions remain relatively poorly understood and therefore are often clinically missed or undertreated. The terminology used to describe these disorders is one indication of our lack of sophistication: although the bladder and bowel are complex organs that serve functions of both storage and elimination, only elimination is accounted for in the diagnostic nomenclature.
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