Early results with restorative proctocolectomy

Paul E. Burke, Jacqueline Lappin, John Hyland

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Abstract

The first 25 restorative proctocolectomies (RP) performed by one surgeon since 1986 are reviewed. Ulcerative colitis (23) and idiopathic megarectum (2) were the indications for surgery. The initial seven patients had a submucosal proctectomy and transanal hand sewn pouch-anal anastomosis. Eighteen patients had a totally stapled RP. One patient with malignancy died from factors unrelated to surgery. Complications developed in eight patients after pouch-anal anastomosis and in four patients after ileostomy closure. There was one pouch failure due to pelvic sepsis. No pelvic sepsis has occurred following a stapled ileal pouch-anal anastomosis with defunctioning ileostomy. After a mean follow up period of 20.5 months all patients are continent (mean stool frequency = 4/day and 0.5/night). Soiling occurred in three patients who had a transanal hand sewn pouch-anal anastomosis. All patents in the stapled group have satisfactory control. Restorative proctocolectomy produces satisfactory operative and functional results which have improved as our experience has increased.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-268
Number of pages3
JournalIrish Journal of Medical Science
Volume159
Issue number9-12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 1990
Externally publishedYes

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