What is a cecostomy for children? Cecostomy (pronounced see-KOS-tuh-mee) is surgery to clear a child's bowels of feces when other treatment has not worked. It is used for children with fecal ...

RESULTS: Cecostomy was successful in 20 patients (primary technical success rate 95%). Cecostomy failed in one patient due to tube breakage (secondary technical success rate 100%). The tubes were in ...

Parentally administered transanal enemas are an effective treatment for chronic constipation and encopresis in children with anorectal anomalies or Hirschsprung's disease, but compliance with such ...

For a study, it was determined that to treat persistent constipation and fecal incontinence, cecostomy tubes were widely used for antegrade enema administration in children with spinal abnormalities ...

Antegrade continence enema (ACE) is a well described treatment for pediatric patients with neurogenic bowel refractory to medical and retrograde management. ACE can be carried out either by ...