Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) often suffer from severe constipation/fecal incontinence. The antegrade continence enema (ACE) procedure is often used to control these distressing symptoms when ...

We performed retrospective analysis of 21 patients with spina bifida who underwent surgical creation of an MACE stoma. Clinical outcomes were evaluated by medical records, operative notes and mailed ...

A barium enema, in principle, is similar to a barium meal or barium follow-through but is used specifically to obtain X-ray images of the large intestine. Unlike the barium meal and follow through ...

To give yourself an enema at home, fill a small bottle or container with a safe fluid, such as a saline solution. Then, gently squirt the fluid into the rectum with a clean nozzle. This directs the ...