Primary placement of a skin-level Cecostomy Tube for Antegrade Colonic Enema Administration Using a Modification of the Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Cecostomy (LAPEC)
Graham CD, Rodriguez L, Flores A, Nurko S, Buchmiller TL. Primary placement of a skin-level Cecostomy Tube for Antegrade Colonic Enema Administration Using a Modification of the Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Cecostomy (LAPEC). Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2018, 54: 486-490. PMID: 30409477, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin-level deviceTube placementPrimary placementCecostomy tubeHigher BMIEnema administrationExact testSingle-institution retrospective reviewSuspension suturesAntegrade enema administrationCecostomy tube placementPercutaneous endoscopic cecostomyPEG tube placementMajority of patientsCase series studyAntegrade colonic enemaPercutaneous needle punctureSuccessful tube placementFisher's exact testBowel managementFecal incontinenceSevere constipationPatient characteristicsPEG placementSite infection