The antegrade continence enema procedure in the setting of acute appendicitis

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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Main Authors: Dawn Deacy, Feargal Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
Subjects:
ace
antegrade continence enema
appendicitis
fecal incontinence
Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2020;volume=12;issue=3;spage=289;epage=290;aulast=Deacy
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0974-7796
0974-7834

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