The antegrade continence enema procedure in the setting of acute appendicitis

Abstract

The antegrade continence enema (ACE), known as the ACE procedure, has gained popularity over the past two decades in the treatment of refractory fecal incontinence. This case report describes an acutely inflamed appendix being used for an ACE procedure. To my knowledge, this has not previously been documented in the literature.

Keywords

• ace
• antegrade continence enema
• appendicitis
• fecal incontinence