Usefulness of the Monti–Malone procedure as a reconstruction of the antegrade continence enema procedure: a case report

Abstract Background The antegrade continence enema (ACE) procedure is effective for severe constipation in patients with spina bifida and can improve quality of life (QOL). The Monti–Malone procedure (MM), which is a method of creating an enema tract from the colon, has been reported as an alternati...

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Main Authors: Koichi Saito, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Takashi Kobayashi, Yuhki Arai, Toshiyuki Ohyama, Naoki Yokota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01197-5