Relationship between diversion colitis and quality of life in rectal cancer

Table 4 Correlation between symptoms before and after ileostomy reversal and grade of diversion colitis¹n (%)

Symptom	Endoscopic finding (n = 30)				Histological finding (n = 30)
	Mild	Moderate	Severe	P value	Mild	Moderate	Severe	P value
Symptoms before ileostomy reversal
Mucous discharge				0.073				0.284
Yes	3 (25.0)	7 (58.3)	2 (16.7)		4 (33.3)	8 (66.7)	0
No	12 (66.7)	4 (22.2)	2 (11.1)		10 (55.6)	8 (44.4)	0
Bleeding				0.338				1.000
Yes	1 (20.0)	3 (60.0)	1 (20.0)		2 (40.0)	3 (60.0)	0
No	14 (56.0)	8 (32.0)	3 (12.0)		12 (48.0)	13 (52.0)	0
Abdominal pain				0.529				0.602
Yes	1 (25.0)	2 (50.0)	1 (25.0)		1 (25.0)	3 (75.0)	0
No	14 (53.9)	9 (34.6)	3 (11.5)		13 (50.0)	13 (50.0)	0
Tenesmus				0.075				0.440
Yes	2 (22.2)	6 (66.7)	1 (11.1)		3 (33.3)	6 (66.7)	0
No	13 (61.9)	5 (23.8)	3 (14.3)		11 (52.4)	10 (47.6)	0
Symptoms after ileostomy reversal
Mucous discharge				0.679				0.336
Yes	3 (60.0)	1 (20.0)	1 (20.0)		1 (20.0)	4 (80.0)	0
No	12 (48.0)	10 (40.0)	3 (12.0)		13 (52.0)	12 (48.0)	0
Bleeding				0.550				0.228
Yes	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)		0 (0)	3 (100)	0
No	14 (51.9)	10 (37.0)	3 (11.1)		14 (51.9)	13 (48.1)	0
Abdominal pain				0.229				0.485
Yes	1 (50.0)	0	1 (50.0)		0	2 (100)	0
No	14 (53.8)	11 (39.3)	3 (10.7)		14 (50.0)	14 (50.0)	0
Tenesmus				0.844				0.336
Yes	2 (40.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (20.0)		1 (20.0)	4 (80.0)	0
No	13 (52.0)	9 (36.0)	3 (12.0)		13 (52.0)	12 (48.0)	0
Diarrhea				0.001				0.001
Yes	0	6 (66.7)	3 (33.3)		0	9 (100)	0
No	15 (71.4)	5 (23.8)	1 (4.8)		14 (66.7)	7 (33.3)	0

¹Grade of diversion colitis means result that we examined 1 d prior to ileostomy reversal.