Persistence of high CD40 and CD40L expression after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis

Progress with the pouch--restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis.

proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis

Between 1976 and 1985, 110 patients had restorative proctocolectomy or proctectomy for ulcerative colitis and 103 were foilowed up until death or February 1992. There was one postoperative and one late death related to surgery. The cumulative probability of pouch failure was 12% at five years: half of the failures occurred within one year. The commonest reasons were perianal/pelvic sepsis and p...

Quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: different questionnaires lead to different interpretations.

BACKGROUND According to some researchers, health-related quality-of-life scores for patients who undergo restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) for ulcerative colitis (UC) are comparable to those of healthy control subjects. Other studies show evidence that patients who undergo RPC experience a health-related quality of life similar to patients with mild UC or UC in remission. HYPOTHESIS The discr...

Adenocarcinoma below stapled ileoanal anastomosis after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis.

A case of adenocarcinoma arising in a 39-year-old patient after restorative proctocolectomy is reported. The patient underwent an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis with double-stapled technique for severe ulcerative colitis 18 years earlier, without evidence of associated neoplasm or dysplasia in operative specimen. After endoscopic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, the patient was submitted to excision ...

Postoperative changes of manometry after restorative proctocolectomy in Korean ulcerative colitis patients

AIM To investigate the changes of postoperative anal sphincter function and bowel frequency in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS A total of 127 patients with UC who underwent restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) during 20 years were retrospectively analyzed. The parameters of anal manometry and bowel frequency were compared according to the 6-mo intervals until 24 mo postoper...