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. 1996 Apr;31(4):534-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90490-x.

Percutaneous cecostomy: a new technique in the management of fecal incontinence

B Shandling  1 , P G Chait, H F Richards
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Percutaneous cecostomy: a new technique in the management of fecal incontinence

B Shandling et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1996 Apr.

Abstract

A pilot study on the percutaneous introduction of a cecostomy tube for colonic irrigations in the treatment of children with fecal incontinence is described. The results were good, and the technique is recommended for certain patients.

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