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Proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the treatment of choice for most patients with chronic ulcerative colitis. Long-term results, however remain undefined; the major concern is that function may deteriorate. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess functional outcome in a subgroup of patients who have an IPAA for chronic ulcerative colitis for >10 years. METHODS: Among 1400 IPAA patients, 75 consecutive subjects (31 females and 44 males; median age 31 at operation) were identified who had the procedure prior to 1982. All patients had functional results recorded 1 year and 10 years following ileostomy closure. RESULTS: There were four deaths during the follow-up period; none were pouch related. Two patients refused ileostomy closure. Of the remaining 69 patients, there were 8 (11 percent) failures, leaving 61 subjects available for study. Stool frequency (7±3, mean±SD) remained unchanged. Of the 50 subjects with initially excellent daytime continence, 39 (78 percent) remained the same, 10 (20 percent) developed minor incontinence, and 1 developed poor control after 10 years. Four of 10 subjects (40 percent) with initial minor daytime incontinence remained unchanged, 4 (40 percent) improved, and 2 (20 percent) worsened. The one subject with poor control at one year was unchanged. Nocturnal fecal spotting increased over the 10-year period but not significantly (38 percent vs.52 percent;P=0.08). CONCLUSIONS: After IPAA, functional results in terms of stool frequency and rate of fecal incontinence did not deteriorate with time.
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McIntyre, P.B., Pemberton, J.H., Wolff, B.G. et al. Comparing functional results one year and ten years after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for chronic ulcerative colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 37, 303–307 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053588
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