Abstract
Percutaneous cecostomy catheters can be placed in the setting of either fecal incontinence
or large bowel obstruction. While there are several etiologies for these disorders,
the purpose of the cecostomy catheter is to provide ease of access for antegrade enemas
in patients with fecal incontinence or relieve pain and discomfort in patients with
a large bowel obstruction. Image-guided, percutaneous catheter placement into the
cecum fits easily into the skillset of the interventional radiologist. Even though
the literature consists of mostly single-center, retrospective case series, the procedure
shows high rates of technical success, outstanding clinical outcomes, excellent patient
satisfaction scores, and low rates of major adverse events. The purpose of this article
is to review indications for cecostomy catheter placement, outline preprocedural patient
evaluation, describe intraprocedural steps of catheter placement, detail postprocedural
follow-up, and review both technical and clinical outcomes of cecostomy catheter placement.
Keywords
cecostomy - catheters - antegrade enemas
