Pediatric study with Navina Irrigation System

This is a summary of the scientific publication: Transanal Irrigation in Children: Treatment Success; Quality of Life; Adherence; Patient Experience; and Independence by Baaleman et al; The clinical study was a combined retrospective and cross-sectional survey study investigates chronic idiopathic constipation in children and bowel regimen with transanal irrigation (TAI); Results shows that TAI is an effective bowel management system for children with constipation or fecal incontinence associated with relatively high levels of HRQoL; An increase in independence was reported since TAI use; and perceived effectiveness was high; Although the TAI procedure may be perceived as time-consuming and inconvenient; the authors states that TAI should be considered as treatment option for children with constipation unresponsive to conventional medical treatment before more invasive surgical treatment is initiated;