title: Antegrade colonic enema (ACE): a new therapeutic approach to chronic constipation.
abstract: Continent appendio-cecostomy is a recently developed operation for the therapy of chronic constipation, refractory for other treatment modalities. Two patients are described in whom the operation led to a dramatic improvement of their quality of life. Technical details of the operation are offered as well as some data on the possible mechanism of colonic motility in this pathological disorder.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgical Center Amsterdam, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Free University Amsterdam.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meuwissen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003248:Constipation / Q000601:surgery*; D004733:Enema / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome