[Anorectal manometry--the first impressions of its use in pediatric surgical practice in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstipation].

The first impressions from anorectal manometry application in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation in children is discussed. In the pediatric surgeon's practice the method may be used as a screening examination, contributing to identify the underlying organic causes of the constipation syndrome. What is more, manometric examination has an essential practical bearing on the clinical therapeutic approach to various forms of habitual chronic constipation.