PMID- 12790987
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030930
LR  - 20191107
IS  - 1462-8910 (Print)
IS  - 1462-8910 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 3
DP  - 2001 May
TI  - Does anorectal manometry predict clinical outcome after laparoscopic ACE 
      procedures in children with spina bifida?
PG  - 185-8
AB  - PURPOSE: The laparoscopic antegrade continence enema (LACE) procedure is used for 
      the treatment of faecal incontinence in children with spina bifida. The purpose 
      of this study was to relate the outcome of the LACE procedure to anorectal 
      function, as determined by anorectal manometry. METHOD: Eleven children with 
      spina bifida who had the LACE procedure underwent anorectal manometry (ARM) to 
      document their anorectal function, and its relationship to the level of 
      continence obtained following surgery. RESULTS: There was a consistently high 
      level of functional continence achieved following surgery despite wide 
      variability in the parameters of anorectal manometry. There was no demonstrable 
      correlation between the outcome of the LACE procedure and anorectal function as 
      assessed by manometry. CONCLUSION: Anorectal function as determined by manometry 
      failed to predict outcome after the laparoscopic ACE procedure in children with 
      spina bifida.
FAU - Wing, N A
AU  - Wing NA
AD  - Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New 
      Zealand.
FAU - Findlay, F J
AU  - Findlay FJ
FAU - Beasley, S W
AU  - Beasley SW
FAU - Frizelle, F A
AU  - Frizelle FA
FAU - Dobbs, B R
AU  - Dobbs BR
FAU - Robertson, R W
AU  - Robertson RW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Colorectal Dis
JT  - Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of 
      Great Britain and Ireland
JID - 100883611
EDAT- 2003/06/07 05:00
MHDA- 2003/06/07 05:01
CRDT- 2003/06/07 05:00
PHST- 2003/06/07 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/06/07 05:01 [medline]
PHST- 2003/06/07 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 231 [pii]
AID - 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2001.00231.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Colorectal Dis. 2001 May;3(3):185-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2001.00231.x.