Management of intractable constipation with antegrade enemas in neurologically intact children.

ABSTRACTObjectivesTo assess the benefit of antegrade enemas in children with severe constipation who were referred to a tertiary care center.MethodsFrom 1997 to 1999, 12 children (9 male, aged 8.7 ± 4.4 years) underwent cecostomy placement. All children were neurologically normal and had been extens