Treatment of chronic intestinal pseudo – obstruction with cisapride: Case report.

We report two cases of CIP with intractable abdominal distension. The first, an eight year old girl, suffered from severe symptoms and could not tolerate feeding. Ten mg cisapride was administered four times a day. The second child had less abdominal distension and received 10 mg cisapride three times a day. The symptoms and gastric emptying times were markedly improved in both cases. Thus cisapride is a promising medication in the treatment of CIP in children.