SummaryTwo patients with intractable constipation and an atonic bladder due to a partial spinal cord lesion and sacral nerve lesion are described.Treatment with cisapride (4 x 10 mg daily) was undertaken. After a few days the stool passed spontaneously. The effect was dose-dependent and has been main tained for at least 40 months. Normal bladder function was not achieved.
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