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Incidence of neoplastic polyps in the ileal pouch of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis after restorative proctocolectomy

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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PURPOSE: Although adenomatous polyps and even adenocarcinomas have been found in the terminal ileum of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, the prevalence of neoplastic changes in the pouches of patients who have undergone restorative proctocolectomy is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of pelvic pouch neoplasia in famial adenomatous polyposis patients after restorative proctocolectomy. METHODS: Patients in a polyposis registry who had undergone restorative proctocolectomy were recruited. Demographic, surgical, pathologic, and endoscopic data were obtained from patient records. Video pouchoscopy was done after two enemas and representative biopsies were taken. RESULTS: Of 102 eligible patients, 26 (17 males and 9 females) participated. Median age at ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was 31 (range, 12–58) years. Median follow-up period was 66 (11–156) months. Adenomas were found in the pouch of 11 (42 percent) patients, in the terminal ileum above the pouch in 1 patient, and in the anal canal of 4 patients. Among patients with pouch polyps, three patients had one lesion, three patients had two lesions, and five patients had more than ten lesions. The incidence of polyps increased steadily with time from restorative proctocolectomy. There was no relation between the incidence of pouch polyposis and the severity of colonic or duodenal disease. CONCLUSIONS: Proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is associated with a significant risk of pouch neoplasia in familial adenomatous polyposis patients. The severity of pouch adenomas was not related either to the severity of colonic or duodenal disease. The pelvic pouches of all patients with familial adenomatous polyposis who have undergone restorative proctocolectomy should be examined periodically.

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  1. From the David G. Jagelman Center for Inherited Colorectal Cancer, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

    James S. Wu M.D., Ellen A. McGannon B.S.W. & James M. Church M.D.

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Wu, J.S., McGannon, E.A. & Church, J.M. Incidence of neoplastic polyps in the ileal pouch of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis after restorative proctocolectomy. Dis Colon Rectum 41, 552–556 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235258

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