Bowel management in children with spina bifida
Ambartsumyan L, Rodriguez L. Bowel management in children with spina bifida. Journal Of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 2018, Preprint: 1-9. PMID: 30562909, DOI: 10.3233/prm-180533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeSpina bifidaBowel managementTreatment optionsSuccessful bowel management programTrans-anal irrigationBowel management programDevelopmental ageContinence enemaBladder dysfunctionStool consistencyBowel movementsFecal continenceOral laxativesSocial continenceConservative interventionsTreatment approachesChild's developmental ageBifidaBirth defectsContinenceVariable practiceChildrenEmotional wellbeingStepwise approachPrimary 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 infectionBowel management in children with spina bifida
Ambartsumyan L, Rodriguez L. Bowel management in children with spina bifida. Journal Of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 2018, Preprint: 1-9. PMID: 30507592, DOI: 10.3233/prm-170533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeSpina bifidaBowel managementTreatment optionsSuccessful bowel management programTrans-anal irrigationBowel management programDevelopmental ageContinence enemaBladder dysfunctionStool consistencyBowel movementsFecal continenceOral laxativesSocial continenceConservative interventionsTreatment approachesChild's developmental ageBifidaBirth defectsContinenceVariable practiceChildrenEmotional wellbeingStepwise approach