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COLORECTAL DISEASE
Volume 16, Issue 8, Pages 620-625Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12614
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Histology; inflammation; colitis; ileal pouch; treatment outcome; inflammatory bowel disease
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Aim Limited data are available on the relationship between the histological features of the resected specimens in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or indeterminate colitis (IC) and the outcome of restorative proctocolectomy. The aim of our study was to determine if the histological features of the resected specimen in patients with UC and IC can predict ileal-pouch- related outcome. Method A review of all patients who had a restorative proctocolectomy created following completion proctectomy or proctocolectomy for UC and IC was performed. Results Between 1992 and 2011, 142 patients (132 with UC and 10 with IC) were reviewed. After a median follow-up of 36 (3-149) months, 51 (35.9%) developed a pouch-related complication. Forty-two (29.7%) developed pouchitis while three (2.1%) developed a pouch-cutaneous fistula. Four (2.8%) had pouch failure, while stricture of the anastomosis was seen in three (2.1%) patients. The presence of extension of the inflammation into the muscularis propria of the resected specimen was associated with an increased risk of pouch-related complications (P = 0.01). The presence of submucosal oedema was also a significant risk factor (P = 0.03). Conclusion The extension of inflammation into the muscularis propria appears to predict pouch-related complications following restorative proctocolectomy for UC or IC.
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