2018
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
2017
Prospective evaluation of same day versus next day colon manometry results in children with medical refractory constipation
Arbizu RA, Nurko S, Heinz N, Amicangelo M, Rodriguez L. Prospective evaluation of same day versus next day colon manometry results in children with medical refractory constipation. Neurogastroenterology & Motility 2017, 29 PMID: 28317231, PMCID: PMC5466533, DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 1Day 2Normal studiesAbnormal studiesProportion of patientsSame dayStudy interpretationColon manometryGastrocolonic responseRefractory constipationProspective evaluationManometry parametersMotility indexPatientsChallenge phaseAbstractTextAnesthesiaCatheterStudy parametersColonoscopyDaysConstipationHAPCsManometryStudy