Lack of Utility of Abdominal X‐rays in the Evaluation of Children With Constipation: Comparison of Different Scoring Methods

Abstract

Although significant differences in overall FC and NRFI scores exist, the discriminative value is low for all scores. There is poor interobserver reproducibility of the Barr, Leech, and FL scores. These findings confirm the limited value of the plain abdominal x-ray in the evaluation of children with constipation.