Long-Term Functional Outcome and Quality of Life After Stapled Restorative Proctocolectomy

Aspects on Long-term Outcome After Restorative Proctocolectomy

Background Restorative proctocolectomy is the preferred surgical alternative for reconstruction after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. The majority of patients are satisfied with the functional outcome. However, a proportion of the patients suffer from complications ...

Functional outcome and quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy and ileo-anal pouch anastomosis.

OBJECTIVE Reconstructive proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The aim of our study was to evaluate the functional results of this procedure and to assess its impact upon patient quality of life (QoL). METHODS We evaluated QoL and functional results in patients who had undergone I...

Long-term functional outcome and quality of life after proctocolectomy ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for colitis

Functional outcome and quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.

Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is the surgical treatment of choice for patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis, ulcerative colitis with dysplasia or cancer, or familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The aim of this study is to report our 6-year experience of restorative proctocolectomy and IPAA at a tertiary referral centre. Chart review was performed...

Early postoperative complications have long-term impact on quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy

INTRODUCTION Early postoperative complications graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification system have not previously been correlated with long-term quality of life outcomes in patients who have had restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. This study aimed to assess the severity of early postoperative complications and compared these in terms of the long-term qual...