The antegrade continence enema procedure in the setting of acute appendicitis

The antegrade continence enema (ACE), known as the ACE procedure, has gained popularity over the past two decades in the treatment of refractory fecal incontinence. This case report describes an acutely inflamed appendix being used for an ACE procedure. To my knowledge, this has not previously been...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Deacy, Dawn, Quinn, Feargal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33100758
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_174_18
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Sumario:The antegrade continence enema (ACE), known as the ACE procedure, has gained popularity over the past two decades in the treatment of refractory fecal incontinence. This case report describes an acutely inflamed appendix being used for an ACE procedure. To my knowledge, this has not previously been documented in the literature.

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