 Cecostomy
"Cecostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Surgical construction of an opening into the CECUM with a tube through the ABDOMINAL WALL (tube cecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the cecum is sewn to the surrounding PERITONEUM. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction.
| Descriptor ID |
D002431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.210.338.175 E04.579.338.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Tube Cecostomy- Tube Cecostomy
- Cecostomies, Tube
- Cecostomy, Tube
- Tube Cecostomies
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cecostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Kwon EG, Kreiss J, Nicassio L, Austin K, Avansino JR, Badillo A, Calkins CM, Crady RC, Dickie B, Durham MM, Frischer J, Fuller MK, Speck KE, Reeder RW, Rentea R, Rollins MD, Saadai P, Wood RJ, van Leeuwen KD, Smith CA, Rice-Townsend SE. Variation in Practice Surrounding Antegrade Colonic Enema Channel Placement. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug; 59(8):1638-1642.
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Svetanoff WJ, Dekonenko C, Dorman RM, Osuchukwu O, Carrasco A, Gatti JM, Rentea RM. Optimization of Pediatric Bowel Management Using an Antegrade Enema Troubleshooting Algorithm. J Surg Res. 2020 10; 254:247-254.
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Halleran DR, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Rentea RM, Vriesman MH, Maloof T, Lu PL, Onwuka A, Weaver L, Vaz KK, Yacob D, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. A comparison of Malone appendicostomy and cecostomy for antegrade access as adjuncts to a bowel management program for patients with functional constipation or fecal incontinence. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54(1):123-128.
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