Colorectal program
Pediatric surgeons at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to treat the individual needs of each patient. Their goal is to provide children with anal-rectal disorders advanced care and rehabilitation that frees them from social stigma and allows them to live and play like other children.
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Colorectal program conditions treated include:
- Anal fistula
- Anal abscesses
- Anorectal malformations (imperforate anus)
- Cloaca
- Colon polyps
- Colorectal problems in children with myelomeningocele
- Fecal incontinence
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Idiopathic constipation
- Pseudofecal incontinence
Treatment options include:
- Medical management
- Bowel management
- Colonic irrigation
- Enema administration
- Surgical interventions
Patient evaluation
Patients are seen in the Shriners Hospital clinic where the pediatric surgery team evaluates each patient and develops a treatment plan based on the individual needs of each child.