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Uchino T, Lincango EP, Hernandez Dominguez O, Bhama A, Gorgun E, Kanters A, Kessler H, Lipman J, Liska D, Sommovilla J, Valente M, Steele SR, Hull T, Holubar SD. Rediversion of the Failing Ileoanal Pouch: First Step in Pouch Salvage? Inflamm Bowel Dis 2025; 31:105-112. [PMID: 38546722 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/07/2025]
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BACKGROUND Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is a technically demanding procedure with many potential complications. Rediversion with an ileostomy is often the first step in pouch salvage; however, it may not be clear if an individual patient will undergo subsequent pouch salvage surgery. We aimed to describe the indications and short- and long-term outcomes of rediversion in our pouch registry. METHODS We queried our institutional pouch registry for patients who underwent index 2- or 3-stage IPAA and subsequent rediversion at our institution between 1985 and 2022. Pouches constructed elsewhere, rediverted elsewhere, or those patients who underwent pouch salvage/excision without prior rediversion were excluded. Patients were selected for pouch salvage according to the surgeon's discretion. RESULTS Overall, 177 patients (3.4% of 5207 index pouches) were rediverted. At index pouch, median patient age was 32 years and 50.8% were women. Diagnoses included ulcerative colitis (86.4%), indeterminate colitis (6.2%), familial adenomatous polyposis (4.0%), and others (3.4%). Median time from prior ileostomy closure to rediversion was 7.2 years. Indications for rediversion were inflammatory in 98 (55.4%) and noninflammatory in 79 (44.6%) patients. After rediversion, 52% underwent pouch salvage, 30% had no further surgery, and 18.1% underwent pouch excision. The 5-year pouch survival rates for inflammatory and noninflammatory indications were 71.5% and 94.5%, respectively (P = .02). CONCLUSION Rediversion of ileoanal pouches is a safe initial strategy to manage failing pouches and is a useful first step in pouch salvage in many patients. Subsequent salvage surgery for noninflammatory indications had a significantly higher pouch salvage rate than those rediverted for inflammatory complications.
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- Tairin Uchino
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Lo SW, Dharia I, Sriranganathan D, Kayal M, Barnes EL, Segal JP. The prevalence of pouch fistulas in ulcerative colitis following restorative proctocolectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intest Res 2025; 23:56-64. [PMID: 39118327 PMCID: PMC11834361 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2024.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS One complication of restorative proctocolectomy with ileo-anal pouch anastomosis is fistula formation in the pouch. Fistulas can be associated with significant morbidity and pouch failure. We conducted a systematic review with meta- analysis to try and understand the prevalence of pouch fistulas in patients with ulcerative colitis following restorative proctocolectomy. METHODS The Embase, Embase Classic, and PubMed databases were searched between January 1979 and April 2022. Studies were included if there were cross-sectional, case-controlled, population-based or cohort studies reporting on prevalence of pouch fistulas in ulcerative colitis. Studies had to report the number of patients with pouch fistulas using either clinical, endoscopic, or radiological diagnosis in an adult population. RESULTS Thirty-three studies screened met the inclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of developing at least 1 fistula was 0.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.04-0.07). The pooled prevalence of pouch failure in patients with pouch fistula was found to be 0.24 (95% CI, 0.19-0.30). The pooled prevalence of developing a pouch fistula at 3 years, 5 years and more than 5 years was 0.04 (95% CI, 0.02-0.07), 0.05 (95% CI, 0.02-0.07), and 0.05 (95% CI, 0.02-0.10), respectively. CONCLUSIONS This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to report the prevalence of pouch fistula. It also provides a pooled prevalence of pouch failure in these patients. These results can help to shape future guidelines, power future studies, and help counsel patients.
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- Sheng Wei Lo
- Department of Gastroenterology, Northern Hospital, Epping, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Shah M, Masson A, Moparty H, Gala D, Kumar V. Personalized Approach to Chronic Antibiotic-Refractory Pouchitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Cureus 2024; 16:e53398. [PMID: 38435148 PMCID: PMC10908345 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.53398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Patients who undergo restorative proctocolectomy and ileoanal anastomosis can develop pouchitis as a common chronic complication. A rare subset of patients fails to respond to multiple antibiotic therapies and develop chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis (CARP). We present a case of a 45-year-old male with pouchitis refractory to chronic antibiotic therapy and histology demonstrating chronic inflammatory changes. Management involved mesalamine and probiotics, resulting in a positive clinical response and symptom absence on follow-up. This case highlights the intricacies of treating chronic pouchitis post ileoanal anastomosis, showcasing the efficacy of a personalized approach using mesalamine and probiotics. CARP is emerging as an entity associated with poor quality of life and increased healthcare costs. CARP fails to respond to multiple courses of antibiotic therapy. Therefore, the management of CARP is difficult and limited. Current literature on the management of CARP is scarce and mainly involves immunomodulatory therapy and probiotics. It is essential to keep this differential diagnosis in mind in patients with recurrent pouchitis episodes and start them on immunomodulator treatment and probiotics rather than repeated courses of antibiotics.
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- Mili Shah
- Internal Medicine, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, SXM
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- Internal Medicine, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, SXM
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- Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA
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- Internal Medicine, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, SXM
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- Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA
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Khoo E, Lee A, Neeman T, An Y, Begun J. Comprehensive systematic review and pooled analysis of real-world studies evaluating immunomodulator and biologic therapies for chronic pouchitis treatment. JGH Open 2023; 7:899-907. [PMID: 38162843 PMCID: PMC10757477 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.13000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Background and Aim Pouchitis is a common complication after restorative ileal pouch-anal anastomosis following proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. Antibiotic-dependent or antibiotic-refractory chronic pouchitis (CP), which is a common cause of pouch failure affecting 15-20% of patients, is challenging to treat. The efficacy of second-line immunomodulator and biologic therapy remains poorly defined. We present a pooled analysis of real-world efficacy data from peer-reviewed full-text manuscripts, focusing on immunomodulator and biologic therapies in CP. Methods Embase and PubMed databases were searched for full-text articles describing the treatment of CP. We performed a systematic review and pooled analysis of published studies to assess the efficacy of immunomodulators, including thiopurines and methotrexate, and biologics including antitumor necrosis factor, anti-integrin, and interleukin-12/23 antagonists. Clinical and endoscopic response and remission rates were combined for pooled analyses. Rates of treatment discontinuation and safety were also assessed. Results Pooled analysis comprised 20 full-text articles (485 patients). Overall clinical response rate was 46% (95% CI: 35-59%) and clinical remission rate was 35% (95% CI: 21-52%). Overall endoscopic response and remission rates were 41% (95% CI: 18-68%) and 15% (95% CI: 5-39%), respectively. Individual agents' safety profile was reassuring, with vedolizumab being the most favorable. Conclusion The real-world efficacy data of immunomodulators in the treatment of CP is insufficient. Vedolizumab and ustekinumab appeared effective and safe for CP, whereas anti-TNFs showed higher rates of adverse events. The high heterogeneity within the studies is attributed to the real-world study design, obfuscating drug efficacy comparisons across the studies. Further studies are required to define the comparative effectiveness of available treatments of CP.
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- Emi Khoo
- Mater Hospital BrisbaneBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- School of MedicineUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Mater ResearchBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Mater Hospital BrisbaneBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- School of MedicineUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Biology Data Science InstituteAustralian National UniversityCanberraAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia
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- Mater Hospital BrisbaneBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- School of MedicineUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Mater ResearchBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Mater Hospital BrisbaneBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- School of MedicineUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Mater ResearchBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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Kahan T, Chandan S, Khan SR, Deliwala S, Chang S, Axelrad J, Shaukat A. Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Chronic Pouchitis-A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. GASTRO HEP ADVANCES 2023; 2:843-852. [PMID: 39130120 PMCID: PMC11307912 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2023.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pouchitis is the most common long-term complication after ileal-pouch anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in chronic antibiotic dependent and refractory pouchitis. METHODS Multiple databases were searched through April 2022 for studies that reported the efficacy and safety of FMT in patients with chronic pouchitis. Meta-analysis using random effects model was performed to calculate pooled rates. RESULTS Eight studies with a total of 89 patients were included in our review, with 74 patients having received FMT and 15 patients having received placebo. The mean age ranged from 32.6 to 51.5 years. In patients that received FMT, the pooled rates of overall remission was (Pouchitis Disease Activity Index score < 7) 22% (95% CI, 9%-43%; I2, 29%), clinical remission was 20% (95% CI, 6%-49%; I2, 25%), clinical response rate was 42% (95% CI, 30%-54%; I2, 7%), and the relapse rate 60% (95% CI, 40%-77%, I2 16%) over the mean follow up of 4.67 months (range 1-12 months). The pooled proportion of patients with adverse events was 54% (95% CI, 21%-84%; I2, 73%). There were no serious adverse events or deaths. CONCLUSION In patients with chronic pouchitis, FMT is safe though there are mixed results in terms of its long-term efficacy. Future Randomized Controlled Trials with larger sample sizes and greater standardization in terms of preparation, delivery, and length of treatment of FMT are needed to determine efficacy.
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- Tamara Kahan
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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Risto A, Nordenvall C, Deputy M, Hermanson M, Lindforss U, Block M, Faiz O, Myrelid P. Colectomy reconstruction for ulcerative colitis in Sweden and England: a multicenter prospective comparison between ileorectal anastomosis and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis after colectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis. (CRUISE-study). BMC Surg 2023; 23:96. [PMID: 37085812 PMCID: PMC10122388 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-023-01984-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There are no prospective trials comparing the two main reconstructive options after colectomy for Ulcerative colitis, ileal pouch anal anastomosis and ileorectal anastomosis. An attempt on a randomized controlled trial has been made but after receiving standardized information patients insisted on choosing operation themselves. METHODS Adult Ulcerative colitis patients subjected to colectomy eligible for both ileal pouch anastomosis and ileorectal anastomosis are asked to participate and after receiving standardized information the get to choose reconstructive method. Patients declining reconstruction or not considered eligible for both methods will be followed as controls. The CRUISE study is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, open-label, controlled trial on satisfaction, QoL, function, and complications between ileal pouch anal anastomosis and ileorectal anastomosis. DISCUSSION Reconstruction after colectomy is a morbidity-associated as well as a resource-intensive activity with the sole purpose of enhancing function, QoL and patient satisfaction. The aim of this study is to provide the best possible information on the risks and benefits of each reconstructive treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05628701.
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- Anton Risto
- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital Linköping, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden.
- Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Digestive Disease, Division of Coloproctology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Surgery, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Digestive Disease, Division of Coloproctology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Digestive Disease, Division of Coloproctology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital Linköping, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Emile SH, Khan SM, Silva-Alvarenga E, Garoufalia Z, Wexner SD. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcome of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis versus patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Tech Coloproctol 2022; 26:691-705. [PMID: 35357610 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02617-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is commonly used to restore gastrointestinal continuity after surgical treatment of mucosal ulcerative colitis (MUC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The aim of the present systematic review was to compare the outcomes of patients with MUC and patients with FAP who underwent IPAA. METHODS A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-compliant systematic review was performed. PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched through December 2021. Cohort and randomized studies were eligible for inclusion if they directly compared patients with MUC and FAP who underwent IPAA. The main outcome measures were pouch failure, complications, and need for pouch excision or revision. ROBINS-I tool was used to assess the risk of bias across the studies. A random-effect meta-analysis was conducted. RESULTS Twenty-three studies (9200 patients) were included in this meta-analysis. Seven thousand nine hundred fifty (86.4%) had MUC and 1250 (13.6%) had FAP. The median age of patients was 33.1 years. The male to female ratio was 1.4:1. MUC had higher odds of pouchitis (OR 3.9, 95% CI 2.8-5.4, p < 0.001), stricture (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.25-2.65, p = 0.002), fistula (OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.18-2.54, p = 0.004), and total complications (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.3-2.77, p < 0.001) as compared to FAP. Both groups had similar odds of pelvic sepsis, leakage, pouch failure, excision, revision, and fecal incontinence. CONCLUSIONS Although patients with MUC undergoing IPAA may be at a higher risk of developing complications, particularly pouchitis, stricture, and fistula; the ultimate and functional outcome of the pouch is similar to patients with FAP. Pouch failure, excision and revision were similar in the two groups.
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- S H Emile
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA.
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, Egypt.
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- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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Cooper E, Phan-Thien KC, Lubowski D. The challenge of colorectal surgery in the elderly. ANZ J Surg 2022; 92:1974-1975. [PMID: 36097424 DOI: 10.1111/ans.17912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Edward Cooper
- Department Colorectal Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department Colorectal Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,St George Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department Colorectal Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,St George Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Westberg K, Olén O, Söderling J, Bengtsson J, Ludvigsson JF, Everhov ÅH, Myrelid P, Nordenvall C. Primary Versus Staged Reconstruction and Risk of Surgical Failure in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: a Nation-wide Cohort Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1301-1308. [PMID: 34792582 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Restorative surgery after colectomy due to ulcerative colitis (UC) may be performed simultaneously with colectomy (primary) or as a staged procedure. Risk factors for failure after restorative surgery are not fully explored. This study aimed to compare the risk of failure after primary and staged reconstruction. METHODS This is a national register-based cohort study of all patients 15 to 69 years old in Sweden treated with colectomy due to UC and who received an ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) between 1997 and 2017. Failure was defined as a reoperation with new ileostomy after restorative surgery or a remaining defunctioning ileostomy after 2 years. Risk of failure was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression adjusted for sex, age, calendar period, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and duration of UC. RESULTS Of 2172 included patients, 843 (38.8%) underwent primary reconstruction, and 1329 (61.2%) staged reconstruction. Staged reconstruction was associated with a decreased risk of failure compared with primary reconstruction (hazard ratio, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.58-0.91). The 10-year cumulative risk of failure was 15% vs 20% after staged and primary reconstruction, respectively. In all, 1141 patients (52.5%) received an IPAA and 1031 (47.5%) an IRA. In stratified multivariable models, staged reconstruction was more successful than primary reconstruction in both IRA (hazard ratio, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.54-1.04) and IPAA (hazard ratio, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.52-1.01), although risk estimates failed to attain statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS In UC patients undergoing colectomy, postponing restorative surgery may decrease the risk of failure.
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- Karin Westberg
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Division of Surgery, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and Department of Pediatrics, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Pelvic Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Lim MH, Lord AR, Simms LA, Hanigan K, Edmundson A, Rickard MJ, Stitz R, Clark DA, Radford-Smith GL. Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis: An Australian Institution's Experience. Ann Coloproctol 2021; 37:318-325. [PMID: 32972106 PMCID: PMC8566152 DOI: 10.3393/ac.2020.08.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We report outcomes and evaluate patient factors and the impact of surgical evolution on outcomes in consecutive ulcerative colitis patients who had restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) at an Australian institution over 26 years. METHODS Data including clinical characteristics, preoperative medical therapy, and surgical outcomes were collected. We divided eligible patients into 3 period arms (period 1, 1990 to 1999; period 2, 2000 to 2009; period 3, 2010 to 2016). Outcomes of interest were IPAA leak and pouch failure. RESULTS A total of 212 patients were included. Median follow-up was 50 (interquartile range, 17 to 120) months. Rates of early and late complications were 34.9% and 52.0%, respectively. Early complications included wound infection (9.4%), pelvic sepsis (8.0%), and small bowel obstruction (6.6%) while late complications included small bowel obstruction (18.9%), anal stenosis (16.8%), and pouch fistula (13.3%). Overall, IPAA leak rate was 6.1% and pouch failure rate was 4.8%. Eighty-three patients (42.3%) experienced pouchitis. Over time, we observed an increase in patient exposure to thiopurine (P=0.0025), cyclosporin (P=0.0002), and anti-tumor necrosis factor (P<0.00001) coupled with a shift to laparoscopic technique (P<0.00001), stapled IPAA (P<0.00001), J pouch configuration (P<0.00001), a modified 2-stage procedure (P=0.00012), and a decline in defunctioning ileostomy rate at time of IPAA (P=0.00002). Apart from pouchitis, there was no significant difference in surgical and chronic inflammatory pouch outcomes with time. CONCLUSION Despite greater patient exposure to immunomodulatory and biologic therapy before surgery coupled with a significant change in surgical techniques, surgical and chronic inflammatory pouch outcome rates have remained stable.
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- Ming Han Lim
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Gut Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Gut Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Gut Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Gut Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Sedano R, Nguyen TM, Almradi A, Rieder F, Parker CE, Shackelton LM, D’Haens G, Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, Ma C, Jairath V. Disease Activity Indices for Pouchitis: A Systematic Review. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 28:622-638. [PMID: 34180986 PMCID: PMC8972820 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several indices exist to measure pouchitis disease activity; however, none are fully validated. As an initial step toward creating a validated instrument, we identified pouchitis disease activity indices, examined their operating properties, and assessed their value as outcome measures in clinical trials. METHODS Electronic databases were searched to identify randomized controlled trials including indices that evaluated clinical, endoscopic, or histologic pouchitis disease activity. A second search identified studies that assessed the operating properties of pouchitis indices. RESULTS Eighteen randomized controlled trials utilizing 4 composite pouchitis disease activity indices were identified. The Pouchitis Disease Activity Index (PDAI) was most commonly used (12 of 18; 66.7%) to define both trial eligibility (8 of 12; 66.7%), and outcome measures (12 of 12; 100%). In a separate search, 21 studies evaluated the operating properties of 3 pouchitis indices; 90.5% (19 of 21) evaluated validity, of which 42.1% (8 of 19) evaluated the construct validity of the PDAI. Criterion validity (73.7%; 14 of 19) was evaluated through correlation of the PDAI with fecal calprotectin (FCP; r = 0.188 to 0.71), fecal lactoferrin (r = 0.570 to 0.582), and C-reactive protein (CRP; r = 0.584). Two studies assessed correlation of the modified PDAI (mPDAI) with FCP (r = 0.476 and r = 0.565, respectively). Fair to moderate inter-rater reliability of the PDAI (k = 0.440) and mPDAI (k = 0.389) was reported in a single study. Responsiveness of the PDAI pre-antibiotic and postantibiotic treatment was partially evaluated in a single study of 12 patients. CONCLUSIONS Development and validation of a specific pouchitis disease activity index is needed given that existing instruments are not valid, reliable, or responsive.
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- Rocio Sedano
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada,Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada,Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA,Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada,Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada,Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada,Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cumming School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada,Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada,Address correspondence to: Vipul Jairath, MBChB DPhil, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. E-mail:
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Outtier A, Ferrante M. Chronic Antibiotic-Refractory Pouchitis: Management Challenges. Clin Exp Gastroenterol 2021; 14:277-290. [PMID: 34163205 PMCID: PMC8213947 DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s219556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Pouchitis is the most common long-term complication in patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. The incidence of acute pouchitis is 20% after 1 year and up to 40% after 5 years. Chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis develops in approximately 10% of patients. Aim To present a narrative review of published literature regarding the management of chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis. Methods Current relevant literature was summarized and critically evaluated. Results Clear definitions should be used to classify pouchitis into acute versus chronic, and responsive versus dependent versus refractory to antibiotics. Before treatment is started for chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis, secondary causes should be ruled out. There is a need for validated scoring systems to measure the severity of the disease. Because chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis is a rare condition, only small studies with often a poor study design have been performed. Treatments with antibiotics, aminosalicylates, steroids, immunomodulators and biologics have shown to be effective and safe for chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis. Also, treatments with AST-120, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, tacrolimus enemas, and granulocyte and monocyte apheresis suggested some efficacy. Conclusion The available data are weak but suggest that therapeutic options for chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis are similar to the treatment strategies for inflammatory bowel diseases. However, randomized controlled trials are warranted to further identify the best treatment options in this patient population.
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- An Outtier
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Khan K, Manzoor T, Khan S, Hartley JE. Is diversion free ileal pouch-anal anastomosis a safe procedure? A meta-analysis of 4973 cases. Int J Colorectal Dis 2021; 36:657-669. [PMID: 33398510 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03814-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has been established as the procedure of choice for patients who require excision of the colon and rectum for familial adenomatous polyposis and ulcerative colitis. The requirement for proximal stomal diversion in IPAA is controversial. OBJECTIVES To compare post-operative outcomes following IPAA with and without proximal diversion. METHODS Computerised literature search, of Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE. Full-text comparative studies published between 1992 and 2019, in English language and on adult patients. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis with or without proximal stomal diversion following proctocolectomy. Outcome measures were anastomotic leak, anastomosis strictures, re-operations, pouch failure, intra-abdominal sepsis, small bowel obstruction/ileus and mortality. RESULTS Five hundred and forty-six studies were screened. Fourteen relevant studies included 4973 cases (1832 patients with no stomas vs 3141 with stomas). Anastomotic strictures (p ≤ 0.0001 OR 0.40; 95% CI (0.26-0.62)) and pouch failures (p = 0.003 OR 0.54; 95% CI (0.36-0.82)) were higher in diverted than non-diverted patients. Re-operation was more frequently required in non-diverted patients (p = 0.02 OR 2.51; 95% CI (1.12-5.59)). Heterogeneity was low in 5 out of 7 variables. CONCLUSION In selected patients, diversion-free IPAA is a safe procedure associated with lower anastomotic stricture and pouch failure rates than diverted IPAA. This appears to occur at the expense of a higher re-operation rate. An RCT is required to help define the selection criteria.
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- Khalid Khan
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ, UK.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ, UK
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MacDonald S, Au S, Thornton M, Macdonald A. Complications and functional outcomes after ileo-anal pouch excision-a systematic review of 14 retrospective observational studies. Int J Colorectal Dis 2021; 36:677-687. [PMID: 33471205 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-021-03838-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The ileo-anal pouch (IAP) has been the gold standard procedure for maintenance of bowel continuity after panproctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis, familial adenomatous polyposis or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer. However, the IAP has an estimated failure rate of 13% at 10 years post-procedure (Tulchinsky et al., Ann Surg 238(2):229-34, 2003), which can result in pouch excision (P.E.). This systematic review aims to synthesise all the available studies reporting post-operative outcomes of P.E. and its impact on patient quality of life (QoL), when available, which have not previously been summarised. METHODS PubMed, Embase, Medline and the Cochrane library databases were searched with terms 'Pouch AND excision' OR 'Pouch AND removal' OR 'Pouch AND remove' OR 'IAP AND excision'. All studies reporting post-operative morbidity, mortality or functional outcomes in patients who had P.E. were included. Studies with < 5 patients, non-English studies and conference abstracts were excluded. RESULTS 14 studies comprising 1601 patients were included. Overall complications varied from 18 to 63% with the most common being persistent perineal sinus (9-40%) or surgical site infection (wound-2 to 30%; intra-abdominal collection-3 to 24%). The mortality rate was between 0.58 and 1.4%. QoL is generally lower in P.E. patients compared to the normal population across various QoL measures and P.E. patients often had urinary and sexual dysfunction post-operatively. CONCLUSIONS There is a substantial incidence of complications after P.E.; however, there is no evidence describing QoL pre- and post-P.E. Further longitudinal research comparing QoL in patients undergoing P.E. and other treatment options such as indefinite diversion is required to definitively assess QoL post-procedure.
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- S MacDonald
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML6 0JS, UK.
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML6 0JS, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Wishaw General Hospital, 50 Netherton St., Wishaw, Scotland, ML2 0DP, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML6 0JS, UK
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Sedano R, Nuñez P, Quera R. DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO POUCHITIS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2020; 57:100-106. [PMID: 32294743 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202000000-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to medical therapy, total proctocolectomy and posterior ileal-anal pouch anastomosis is the standard surgical therapy. One of the possible complications is pouchitis. Depending on the duration of the symptoms, it can be classified as acute, recurrent, or chronic. The latter, according to the response to therapy, can be defined as antibiotic-dependent or refractory. The treatment of pouchitis is based on the use of antibiotics and probiotics. Thiopurine and biological therapy have been suggested in patients with refractory pouchitis. Special care should be taken in the endoscopic surveillance of these patients, especially if they present risk factors such as dysplasia or previous colorectal cancer, primary sclerosing cholangitis or ulcerative colitis for more than 10 years.
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- Rocío Sedano
- Universidad de Chile, Hospital Clínico, Internal Medicine Departament, Gastroenterology Section, Santiago, Chile
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- Universidad de Chile, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Gastroenterology Section, Santiago, Chile
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- Clínica Las Condes, Gastroenterology Department, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Santiago, Chile
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Helavirta I, Lehto K, Huhtala H, Hyöty M, Collin P, Aitola P. Pouch failures following restorative proctocolectomy in ulcerative colitis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2020; 35:2027-2033. [PMID: 32592093 PMCID: PMC7541371 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-020-03680-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) is the most common operation in ulcerative colitis. Nevertheless, permanent ileostomy will sometimes be unavoidable. The aim was to evaluate the reasons for pouch failure and early morbidity after pouch excision. METHODS The number and the reasons for pouch failures were analysed in patients undergoing RPC 1985-2016. RESULTS Out of 491 RPC patients, 53 experienced pouch failure (10 women, 43 men); 52 out of 53 underwent pouch excision. The cumulative risk for excision at 5, 10 and 20 years was 5.6, 9.4 and 15.5%, respectively. The reasons for failure included septic events such as fistula in 12 (23%), chronic pouchitis in 11 (21%) and leakage in 8 (15%) patients. Functional reasons for pouch failure were recorded as poor function in 16 (30%), incontinence in 12 (23%) and stricture in 12 (23%) patients. Multiple causes for pouch failure were recorded for individual patients. Seven cases of Crohn's disease were found among the failure cases: two before pouch excision and five after. Altogether, 15 Crohn's disease diagnoses were set in the RPC cohort, giving a percentage of 47% of pouch failure in this disorder. A complication occurred in 23 (44%) patients within 30 days after surgery; 16 were mild (Clavien-Dindo grades I-II). CONCLUSIONS Eleven percent of RPC patients suffered pouch failure: more men than women. The reasons were multiple. Crohn's disease created a risk of failure, but a half of these patients maintained the pouch. Morbidity after pouch excision was moderate, but in most cases slight.
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- Ilona Helavirta
- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, FI-33521, Tampere, Finland.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, FI-33521, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, P.O. Box 100, FI-33014, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, FI-33014, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, FI-33521, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, FI-33521, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, P.O. Box 100, FI-33014, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, P.O. Box 100, FI-33014, Tampere, Finland
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Mark-Christensen A, Kjær MD, Ganesalingam S, Qvist N, Thorlacius-Ussing O, Rosenberg J, Hillingsø JG, Preisler L, Laurberg S. Increasing Incidence of Pelvic Sepsis Following Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis in Denmark: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Dis Colon Rectum 2019; 62:965-971. [PMID: 31162379 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The risk of pelvic sepsis following IPAA for ulcerative colitis may have changed with changes in medical and surgical treatment, but data are scarce. OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine temporal changes in the risk of pelvic sepsis following IPAA for ulcerative colitis and to ascertain risk factors associated with pelvic sepsis. DESIGN This is a nationwide cohort study. SETTING This study was conducted in Denmark from 1996 to 2013. PATIENTS Patients were operated on with an IPAA for ulcerative colitis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pelvic sepsis was defined and validated as the occurrence of anastomotic leakage, pelvic abscesses or fistulas, or an operation for these conditions, recorded in a nationwide registry. Cumulative risks were calculated by using death as a competing risk. Multivariate Cox regression was used to examine the effects of calendar periods (1996-1999, 2000-2004, 2005-2009, and 2010-2013) on hazards ratios for pelvic sepsis, adjusting for age, sex, comorbidity, annual hospital volume, pelvic sepsis in the 12 months preceding surgery, operative stage (1-, 2-, modified 2-, or 3-stage), laparoscopy, and preoperative treatment with biological medicine within 12 weeks before surgery. RESULTS Of 1456 patients, 244 (16.8%) experienced pelvic sepsis. The 1-year risk increased by calendar period (1996-1999: 2.5%, 2000-2004: 4.5%, 2005-2009: 7.4%, and 2010-2013: 9.6%). The adjusted hazard ratio for pelvic sepsis increased by an average 4.4% (95% CI, 1.3-7.6) per year in the study period. In general, patients were older and had more comorbidities at IPAA in recent years than in earlier years, and more had experienced pelvic sepsis in the 12 months preceding the operation. LIMITATIONS This study was register based. There were no data on important clinical variables to determine the causes of an increased risk over calendar periods. CONCLUSION In this nationwide cohort study, the 1-year risk of pelvic sepsis following primary IPAA for ulcerative colitis increased 4-fold from 1996 to 2013. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A956.
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- Anders Mark-Christensen
- Department of Surgery, Section of Coloproctology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery A, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark
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- IBD-care, Surgical Research Unit, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology A, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg C, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Coloproctology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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Segal JP, Rottoli M, Felwick RK, Worley GH, McLaughlin SD, Vallicelli C, Bassett P, Faiz OD, Hart AL, Clark SK. Biological therapy for the treatment of prepouch ileitis: a retrospective observational study from three centers. Clin Exp Gastroenterol 2018; 11:461-465. [PMID: 30588057 PMCID: PMC6296384 DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s179418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Aim Prepouch ileitis (PPI) is inflammation of the ileum proximal to an ileoanal pouch, usually associated with pouchitis. The treatment of PPI as a specific entity has been poorly studied, but it is generally treated concurrently with pouchitis. This to our knowledge is the largest study to explore the efficacy of biologics for the specific treatment of PPI. Methods This was a retrospective observational study reporting outcomes following biological treatment in patients with PPI across three centers. Data were collected between January 2004 and February 2018 from two centers in the UK and one center in Italy. Outcomes included the continued presence of PPI following biologic therapy, pouch failure defined by the need for an ileostomy, and remission of PPI defined by the absence of any prepouch inflammation on endoscopic assessment within a year of biologic therapy. Results There were 29 patients in our cohort. On last endoscopic follow-up, 20/29 still had endoscopic evidence of PPI, seven had achieved endoscopic remission and avoided an ileostomy, and two had no endoscopic follow-up. In our cohort 11 patients had an ileostomy after a median time from starting a biologic of 25 months (range 14–91). Conclusion Biologics fail to induce endoscopic remission of PPI in the majority of patients. Just under one-third patients with PPI coexistent with pouchitis can achieve endoscopic remission with biologics. In a large proportion of patients with PPI, surgery may be required despite biologic use.
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- Jonathan P Segal
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK, .,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK,
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- Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, Bournemouth, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK, .,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK,
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, Bournemouth, UK
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- Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK, .,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK,
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK, .,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK,
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK, .,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK,
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Segal JP, Penez L, Mohsen Elkady S, Worley GHT, McLaughlin SD, Mullish BH, Quraishi MN, Ding NS, Glyn T, Kandiah K, Samaan MA, Irving PM, Faiz OD, Clark SK, Hart AL. Long term outcomes of initial infliximab therapy for inflammatory pouch pathology: a multi-Centre retrospective study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2018; 53:1051-1058. [PMID: 30270685 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2018.1496271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is considered the procedure of choice in patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to medical therapy. Subsequent inflammation of the pouch is a common complication and in some cases, pouchitis fails to respond to antibiotics, the mainstay of treatment. In such cases, corticosteroids, immunomodulatory or biologic treatments are options. However, our understanding of the efficacy of anti-tumour necrosis factor medications in both chronic pouchitis and Crohn's-like inflammation is based on studies that include relatively small numbers of patients. METHODS This was an observational, retrospective, multi-centre study to assess the long-term effectiveness and safety of infliximab (IFX) for inflammatory disorders related to the ileoanal pouch. The primary outcome was the development of IFX failure defined by early failure to IFX or secondary loss of response to IFX. RESULTS Thirty-four patients met the inclusion criteria; 18/34 (53%) who were initiated on IFX for inflammatory disorders of the pouch had IFX failure, 3/34 (8%) had early failure and 15/34 (44%) had secondary loss of response with a median follow-up of 280 days (range 3-47 months). In total, 24/34 (71%) avoided an ileostomy by switching to other medical therapies at a median follow-up of 366 days (1-130 months). CONCLUSIONS Initial IFX therapy for pouch inflammatory conditions is associated with IFX failure in just over half of all patients. Despite a high failure rate, an ileostomy can be avoided in almost three-quarters of patients at four years by using other medical therapies.
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- Jonathan P Segal
- a St Mark's Hospital , Harrow , UK.,b Department of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College , London , UK
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- a St Mark's Hospital , Harrow , UK.,c Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Alexandria , Egypt
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- a St Mark's Hospital , Harrow , UK.,b Department of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College , London , UK
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- d Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals , Bournemouth , UK
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- e Division of Digestive Diseases , St Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College , London , UK
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- f Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK.,g Department of Gastroenterology , University Hospital , Birmingham , UK
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- h Department of Gastroenterology , St Vincent's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia
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- h Department of Gastroenterology , St Vincent's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia
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- i Department of Gastroenterology , Queen Alexandra Hospital , Portsmouth , UK
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- j Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK
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- j Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK
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- a St Mark's Hospital , Harrow , UK.,b Department of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College , London , UK
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- a St Mark's Hospital , Harrow , UK.,b Department of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College , London , UK
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- a St Mark's Hospital , Harrow , UK.,b Department of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College , London , UK
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Uchino M, Ikeuchi H, Sugita A, Futami K, Watanabe T, Fukushima K, Tatsumi K, Koganei K, Kimura H, Hata K, Takahashi K, Watanabe K, Mizushima T, Funayama Y, Higashi D, Araki T, Kusunoki M, Ueda T, Koyama F, Itabashi M, Nezu R, Suzuki Y. Pouch functional outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal-pouch reconstruction in patients with ulcerative colitis: Japanese multi-center nationwide cohort study. J Gastroenterol 2018; 53:642-651. [PMID: 28884201 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-017-1389-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although several complications capable of causing pouch failure may develop after restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) for ulcerative colitis (UC), the incidences and causes are conflicting and vary according to country, race and institution. To avoid pouch failure, this study aimed to evaluate the rate of pouch failure and its risk factors in UC patients over the past decade via a nationwide cohort study. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, observational, multicenter study that included 13 institutions in Japan. Patients who underwent RPC between January 2005 and December 2014 were included. The characteristics and backgrounds of the patients before and during surgery and their postoperative courses and complications were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 2376 patients were evaluated over 6.7 ± 3.5 years of follow-up. Twenty-seven non-functional pouches were observed, and the functional pouch rate was 98.9% after RPC. Anastomotic leakage (odds ratio, 9.1) was selected as a risk factor for a non-functional pouch. The cumulative pouch failure rate was 4.2%/10 years. A change in diagnosis to Crohn's disease/indeterminate colitis (hazard ratio, 13.2) was identified as an independent risk factor for pouch failure. CONCLUSION The significant risk factor for a non-functional pouch was anastomotic leakage. The optimal staged surgical procedure should be selected according to a patient's condition to avoid anastomotic failure during RPC. Changes in diagnosis after RPC confer a substantial risk of pouch failure. Additional cohort studies are needed to obtain an understanding of the long-standing clinical course of and proper treatment for pouch failure.
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- Motoi Uchino
- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikusino, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and Vascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Gastro Intestinal Tract Reconstruction, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutics for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sendai Red Cross Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikusino, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan
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Segal JP, Poo SX, McLaughlin SD, Faiz OD, Clark SK, Hart AL. Long-term follow-up of the use of maintenance antibiotic therapy for chronic antibiotic-dependent pouchitis. Frontline Gastroenterol 2018; 9:154-158. [PMID: 29588846 PMCID: PMC5868451 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2017-100913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Restorative proctolectomy is considered the procedure of choice in patients with ulcerative colitis who have failed medical therapy. Chronic pouchitis occurs in 10%-15% of patients, which often require long-term antibiotics to alleviate symptoms. Safety and efficacy of long-term maintenance antibiotics for chronic pouchitis has yet to be established. We aimed to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of maintenance antibiotic therapy for chronic pouchitis. DESIGN This was an observational study. We followed up patients who were diagnosed with chronic antibiotic-dependent pouchitis. SETTING Data were collected from our single specialist pouch centre. PATIENTS Patients with chronic antibiotic-dependent pouchitis who had been maintained on antibiotics continuously for at least 1 year with a least one follow-up visit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Development of pouch failure defined by the need for an ileostomy, patient-reported side effects of antibiotics and development of antibiotic resistance found on stool coliform testing. RESULTS Long-term use of antibiotics achieve remission in 21% of patients over a median follow-up of 102 (range 9-125). Pouch failure in association with chronic pouchitis after a median follow-up of 8.5 years occurred in 18%. Side effects of long-term antibiotic use occurred in 28% of patients, with resistance to antibiotics from at least one stool sample occurring in 78% patients. CONCLUSIONS Although the use of antibiotics in chronic pouchitis may be justified, the use of long-term antibiotics must be weighed against potential complications associated with pouchitis and antibiotics.
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- Jonathan P Segal
- St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, UK,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, Bournemouth, UK
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- St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, UK,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, UK,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, UK,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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BACKGROUND Restorative proctocolectomy is the procedure of choice in patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to medical therapy. Prepouch ileitis is characterized by mucosal inflammation immediately proximal to the pouch. Prepouch ileitis is uncommon, and long-term follow-up data are lacking. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to report the long-term outcomes of prepouch ileitis. DESIGN We followed up a cohort of patients with prepouch ileitis that was originally described in 2009. Patients were followed up until the last recorded clinic attendance or at the point of pouch failure. Follow-up data collected included stool frequency, endoscopic findings, treatment, and overall pouch function. SETTING We accessed a prospectively maintained database at our institution between January 2009 and January 2017. PATIENTS Three of the 34 patients originally described in 2009 were lost to follow-up; we reanalyzed data on the remaining 31. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The rate of pouch failure was defined as the need for ileostomy or pouch revision. RESULTS All 31 patients had coexisting pouchitis at index diagnosis of prepouch ileitis. The median length of follow-up from the index pouchoscopy was 98 (range, 27-143) months. Seven (23%) patients who had an index pouchoscopy with prepouch ileitis went on to pouch failure, which is significantly higher than expected (p = 0.03). Five (71%) of these patients had chronic pouchitis, and 2 (29%) had small-bowel obstruction due to prepouch stricture. Two patients had evidence that would support possible Crohn's disease at long-term follow-up. LIMITATIONS This was a retrospective analysis. Because of the nature of the study, there was some missing information that may have influenced the results. Our study is further limited by small patient numbers. CONCLUSIONS Prepouch ileitis is associated with a significantly increased risk of pouch failure compared with the overall reported literature for restorative proctocolectomy. Prepouch ileitis does not appear to be strongly predictive of Crohn's disease at long-term follow-up. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A480.
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Noh GT, Han J, Cho MS, Hur H, Min BS, Lee KY, Kim NK. Factors affecting pouch-related outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186596. [PMID: 29049337 PMCID: PMC5648184 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purposes Restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the procedure of choice for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and ulcerative colitis (UC) despite morbidities that can lead to pouch failure. We aimed to identify factors associated with pouch-related morbidities. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent RPC with IPAA was performed. To investigate the factors associated with pouch-related morbidities, patients' preoperative demographic and clinical factors, and intraoperative factors were included in the analysis. Results A total of 49 patients with UC, FAP, and colorectal cancer were included. Twenty patients (40.8%) experienced leakage-related, functional, and/or pouchitis-related morbidities. Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 2 or 3 had a higher risk of functional morbidity than those with grade 1. Intraoperative blood loss exceeding 300.0 mL was associated with an increased risk of pouchitis-related morbidity. Conclusions Our study demonstrated associations of higher ASA grade and increased intraoperative blood loss with poor functional outcomes and pouchitis, respectively.
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- Gyoung Tae Noh
- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Lightner AL, Dattani S, Dozois EJ, Moncrief SB, Pemberton JH, Mathis KL. Pouch excision: indications and outcomes. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:912-916. [PMID: 28387059 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal-pouch anal anastomosis is the procedure of choice for ulcerative colitis. Unfortunately, up to 10% of pouches will fail, requiring either reconstruction or excision. While several series have reported on the aetiology of pouch failure, no study to date has focused on the postoperative complications associated with pouch excision. METHODS Patients who had excision of ileoanal reservoir with ileostomy (CPT code 45136) were included. Data abstracted included preoperative, operative and postoperative variables. A Kaplan-Meier curve of pouch survival was performed. RESULTS In all, 147 patients met the inclusion criteria for the study. The median age of patients was 47 years (73 women), and 132 had a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis at the time of colectomy. The most common indications for pouch excision were sepsis (n = 46; 31%) and Crohn's disease (n = 37; 25%). 84 (57%) patients experienced short-term (< 30 days) postoperative complications, the most common of which was a surgical site infection (n = 32; 21%); 55 (37%) patients had long-term complications (> 30 days) postoperatively, the most common of which was a return to the operating room (n = 19; 13%) largely for perineal wounds. Thirty-day mortality was zero. 4.8%, 47.6%, 65.3% and 84.4% of patients had undergone pouch excision by 1, 5, 10 and 20 years from the time of pouch construction, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Pouch excision has a high rate of both short- and long-term postoperative complications. Patients should be appropriately counselled to set expectations accordingly. In view of these findings we suggest that this operation should ideally be performed at a high volume centre with the availability of a multidisciplinary surgical team.
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- A L Lightner
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Williams AD, Korolkova OY, Sakwe AM, Geiger TM, James SD, Muldoon RL, Herline AJ, Goodwin JS, Izban MG, Washington MK, Smoot DT, Ballard BR, Gazouli M, M'Koma AE. Human alpha defensin 5 is a candidate biomarker to delineate inflammatory bowel disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179710. [PMID: 28817680 PMCID: PMC5560519 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Inability to distinguish Crohn's colitis from ulcerative colitis leads to the diagnosis of indeterminate colitis. This greatly effects medical and surgical care of the patient because treatments for the two diseases vary. Approximately 30 percent of inflammatory bowel disease patients cannot be accurately diagnosed, increasing their risk of inappropriate treatment. We sought to determine whether transcriptomic patterns could be used to develop diagnostic biomarker(s) to delineate inflammatory bowel disease more accurately. Four patients groups were assessed via whole-transcriptome microarray, qPCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry for differential expression of Human α-Defensin-5. In addition, immunohistochemistry for Paneth cells and Lysozyme, a Paneth cell marker, was also performed. Aberrant expression of Human α-Defensin-5 levels using transcript, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry staining levels was significantly upregulated in Crohn's colitis, p< 0.0001. Among patients with indeterminate colitis, Human α-Defensin-5 is a reliable differentiator with a positive predictive value of 96 percent. We also observed abundant ectopic crypt Paneth cells in all colectomy tissue samples of Crohn's colitis patients. In a retrospective study, we show that Human α-Defensin-5 could be used in indeterminate colitis patients to determine if they have either ulcerative colitis (low levels of Human α-Defensin-5) or Crohn's colitis (high levels of Human α-Defensin-5). Twenty of 67 patients (30 percent) who underwent restorative proctocolectomy for definitive ulcerative colitis were clinically changed to de novo Crohn's disease. These patients were profiled by Human α-Defensin-5 immunohistochemistry. All patients tested strongly positive. In addition, we observed by both hematoxylin and eosin and Lysozyme staining, a large number of ectopic Paneth cells in the colonic crypt of Crohn's colitis patient samples. Our experiments are the first to show that Human α-Defensin-5 is a potential candidate biomarker to molecularly differentiate Crohn's colitis from ulcerative colitis, to our knowledge. These data give us both a potential diagnostic marker in Human α-Defensin-5 and insight to develop future mechanistic studies to better understand crypt biology in Crohn's colitis.
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- Amanda D. Williams
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Biology, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- School of Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Tennessee Valley Health Systems VA Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Laboratory of Biology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Segal JP, Ding NS, Worley G, Mclaughlin S, Preston S, Faiz OD, Clark SK, Hart AL. Systematic review with meta-analysis: the management of chronic refractory pouchitis with an evidence-based treatment algorithm. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017; 45:581-592. [PMID: 28008631 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is considered the procedure of choice in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) refractory to medical therapy. The incidence of pouchitis is 40% at 5 years. Ten to 15% of patients with pouchitis experience chronic pouchitis. AIM To determine the efficacy of medical therapies for the treatment of chronic refractory pouchitis in patients undergoing IPAA for UC. METHODS A systematic computer-assisted search of the on-line bibliographic database MEDLINE and EMBASE was performed between 1966 and February 2016. All original studies reporting remission rates following medical treatment for chronic pouchitis were included. All study designs were considered. Remission was defined according to the individual study. Remission endpoints ranged from 15 days to 10 weeks. Chronic pouchitis was defined by each study. RESULTS Twenty-one papers were considered eligible. Results from all studies combined suggested that overall remission was obtained in 59% of patients (95% CI: 44-73%). Antibiotics significantly induced remission in patients with chronic pouchitis with 74% remission rate (95% CI:56-93%), (P < 0.001). Biologics significantly induced remission in patients with chronic pouchitis with 53% remission rate (95% CI:30-76%), (P < 0.001). Steroids, bismuth, elemental diet and tacrolimus all can induce remission but failed to achieve significance. Faecal microbiota transplantation in a single study was not found to achieve remission. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of chronic refractory pouchitis remains difficult and is largely empirical. Larger randomised controlled trials will help aid the management of chronic pouchitis.
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- J P Segal
- St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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- St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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Sahami S, Bartels SAL, D'Hoore A, Young Fadok T, Tanis PJ, de Buck van Overstraeten A, Wolthuis AM, Buskens CJ, Bemelman WA. External validation of a prognostic model of preoperative risk factors for failure of restorative proctocolectomy. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:181-187. [PMID: 27315787 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM The Cleveland Clinic has proposed a prognostic model of preoperative risk factors for failure of restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. The model incorporates four predictive variables: completion proctectomy, handsewn anastomosis, diabetes mellitus and Crohn's disease. The aim of the present study was to perform an external validation of this model in a new cohort of patients who had RPC. METHOD Validation was performed in a multicentre cohort of 747 consecutive patients who had an RPC between 1990 and 2015 in three tertiary-care facilities, using a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis. The performance of the model was expressed using the Harrell concordance error rate. The primary outcome measure was pouch survival with maintenance of anal function. RESULTS During the study period, 45 (6.0%) patients experienced failure at a median interval of 31 months (interquartile range 9-82 months) from the original RPC. Multivariable analysis showed handsewn anastomosis to be the only significant independent predictor. The Harrell concordance error rate was 0.42, indicating poor performance. Anastomotic leakage and Crohn's disease of the pouch were strong postoperative predictors for pouch failure and showed a significant difference in pouch survival after 10 years (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION The poor performance of the Cleveland Clinic prognostic model makes it unsuitable for daily clinical practice. Handsewn anastomosis was associated with pouch failure in our cohort with relatively few events. A prediction model for anastomotic leakage or Crohn's disease of the pouch may be a better solution since these variables are strongly associated with pouch failure.
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- S Sahami
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Bloemendaal ALA, Lovegrove R, Buchs NC, Guy RJ, George BD. Continent ileostomy (Kock pouch) formation - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:85-86. [PMID: 27860124 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- A L A Bloemendaal
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Could Total Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis Be an Alternative to Total Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Selected Ulcerative Colitis Patients? Gastroenterol Res Pract 2016; 2016:5832743. [PMID: 27843448 PMCID: PMC5097806 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5832743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Purpose. To evaluate ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) in selected ulcerative colitis patients. Methods. Early and late complications after IRA and IPAA were investigated. Bowel function and quality of life were assessed. Functional and QoL studies were performed as a matched pair analysis, comparing 98 patients who underwent IRA versus 98 patients who underwent IPAA. Results. In IRA group, 2 patients (1.6%) developed anastomotic l dysplasia (HGD) developed in 3 patients dysplasia (HGD) developed in 3 patients eakage, 1 patient (0.8%) had intestinal obstruction, and 2 patients (1.6%) had abdominal hematoma. Mean follow-up was 11.5 (range: 2-24.3) years. Failure of IRA occurred in 19 patients (15.1%); in 12 patients (9.5%), failure was related to severe proctitis, in 3 patients (2.4%), it was related to the development of high-grade dysplasia, and in 4 patients (3.2%), it was related to the development of rectal cancer. About functional results, stool consistency [liquid (6.7% of IRA patients versus 29% of IPAA patients; p = 0.003)], daily soiling (0% versus 6%; p = 0.01), and nocturnal soiling (6% versus 25.5%; p = 0.03) were statistically different. Only 1% of IRA patients versus 11% of IPAA patients had episodes of perianal inflammation (p = 0.007). CGQoL was 0.72 (±0.14, SD) in IRA patients and 0.75 (±0.11, SD) in IPAA patients (p = ns). Conclusion. In selected patients, IRA is an appropriate surgical option, with low morbidity, comparable quality of life, and better functional results than IPAA.
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Nordenvall C, Olén O, Nilsson PJ, Ekbom A, Bottai M, Myrelid P. The Fate of Reconstructive Surgery Following Colectomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Sweden: A Population-based Cohort Study. J Crohns Colitis 2016; 10:1165-71. [PMID: 26975385 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Previous studies describing the cumulative failure rate after reconstructive surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease have been restricted to specific hospitals, and the generalizability of these results in a population-based setting is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the cumulative failure rate and risk factors for failure after reconstructive surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS The study cohort includes all patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Sweden who underwent colectomy in 2000 through 2013 who were later treated with reconstructive surgery with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis or ileorectal anastomosis. Each patient was followed from admission for reconstructive surgery until admission for failure (a diverting stoma or permanent stoma), date of death, migration or December 31, 2013. Cumulative failure distributions were obtained with the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariable Cox regression models were used to calculate the risk of failure. RESULTS Of the 1809 patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with colectomy and reconstructive surgery, 83% had ulcerative colitis. During follow-up, 270 patients failed, and the cumulative failure rate was 4.1%, 13.2%, and 15.3% after 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. The risk of failure was lower after treatment with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis than with ileorectal anastomosis [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 0.72 (0.56-0.93)]. Gender, hospital volume, and timing of reconstruction were not significantly associated with the risk of failure. CONCLUSIONS The 5-year cumulative failure rate in a nationwide setting was 15.3%, and hospital volume was not associated with the risk of failure.
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- Caroline Nordenvall
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Center for Digestive Disease, Division of Coloproctology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Sachs' Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Center for Digestive Disease, Division of Coloproctology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Lepistö A, Järvinen HJ. Fate of the Rectum after Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis. Scand J Surg 2016; 94:40-2. [PMID: 15865115 DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: Aim of the study was to evaluate the cumulative success of colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in 20 patients with ulcerative colitis. Patients and Methods: Data were collected from patient histories and cumulative success was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Seven of 20 (35 %) ileorectal anastomoses were lost. Cumulative success rate was 84 % at 5 years, 69 % at 10 years and 56 % at 20 years. Most common indication for proctectomy was disabling proctitis. Other reasons for failure were postoperative ileal necrosis and persisting presacral infection. Patients with advanced colonic cancer managed relatively well with ileorectal anastomosis until death. No cases of rectal cancer were detected during postoperative follow-up but one moderate dysplasia was treated locally. Conclusion: Ileorectal anastomosis can be chosen for patients who are not suitable for ileoanal operation. Rectal endoscopies are mandatory postoperatively.
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- Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Surgery, Helsinki, Finland.
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Clostridium Difficile Infection in Ulcerative Colitis: Can Alteration of the Gut-associated Microbiome Contribute to Pouch Failure? Inflamm Bowel Dis 2016; 22:902-11. [PMID: 26891259 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis is frequently treated with total proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis reconstruction. Causes of pouch failure and criteria for improved patient selection remain poorly understood. We aimed to identify risk factors for pouch failure. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of patients in a prospectively maintained database. Consecutive patients undergoing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for inflammatory bowel disease between 2000 and 2010 at our institution were included. The primary outcome was pouch failure, defined as permanent ostomy diversion or pouch excision. RESULTS Of 417 total patients, 28 (6.7%) patients developed pouch failure. Pouch failure was associated with female gender, anastomotic leak, Crohn's disease of the pouch and preoperative Clostridium difficile colitis. The use of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha biologics was not associated with pouch failure. Notably, 14.9% of patients were diagnosed with preoperative C. difficile colitis, a factor independently associated with pouch failure (hazard ratio 3.02; 95% confidence interval, 1.23-7.44; P = 0.016). C. difficile colitis did not contribute to failure by increasing the incidence of anastomotic leak but was associated with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease of the pouch (adjusted hazard ratio 2.27 [1.08-4.79]; P = 0.031). Anastomotic leak (P < 0.001) and pelvic abscess requiring drainage (P = 0.031) were other independent risk factors for pouch failure. CONCLUSIONS In addition to previously known risk factors, history of preoperative C. difficile colitis was associated with pouch failure after reconstruction, suggesting the need for further study into the role of the gut-associated microbiome in pouch outcomes.
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Wu XR, Ashburn J, Remzi FH, Li Y, Fass H, Shen B. Male Gender Is Associated with a High Risk for Chronic Antibiotic-Refractory Pouchitis and Ileal Pouch Anastomotic Sinus. J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 20:631-9. [PMID: 26446071 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-2976-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The impact of gender on the development of chronic ileal pouch disorders following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has not been evaluated. This study was aimed to assess the association between gender and pouch outcomes. METHODS Comparisons of long-term pouch outcomes between male and female patients were performed using both univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS Of all patients enrolled (n = 1564), 881(56.3 %) were males. Male patients were older at the time of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis and pouch construction. The frequencies of neoplasia as the indication for colectomy and significant comorbidity were higher in males, while fewer male patients had IBD-related extra-intestinal manifestations or concurrent autoimmune disorders. There was no significant difference between the genders in other clinicopathological characteristics. More male patients (n = 144, 16.3 %) developed chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis (CARP) than females (n = 73, 10.7 %) (P = 0.001). Seventy-four males (8.4 %) had ileal pouch anastomotic sinus versus 22 female patients (3.2 %) (P < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analyses confirmed the association between male gender and CARP (odds ratio (OR) 1.64, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.21-2.24, P = 0.002) and male gender and ileal pouch anastomotic sinus (OR 2.85, 95 % CI 1.48-5.47, P = 0.002). After a median follow-up of 9.0 (interquartile range 4.0-14.0) years, pouch failed in a total of 126 patients (8.1 %). No significant difference was identified between male and female patients in pouch failure (P = 0.61). CONCLUSIONS Among the pouch patients referred to our subspecialty Pouch Center, male patients were found to have an increased risk for the CARP and ileal pouch sinus. The pathogenic mechanisms of the association warrant further study.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Pellino G, Selvaggi F. Outcomes of salvage surgery for ileal pouch complications and dysfunctions. the experience of a referral centre and review of literature. J Crohns Colitis 2015; 9:548-557. [PMID: 25895878 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Failure rates of restorative proctocolectomy with ileo pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) range between 3.5 and 15%. Salvage surgery aims to preserve the pouch and transanal evacuation. We report our experience with salvage, review the outcomes of revisional pouch surgery, and propose a classification of pouch dysfunction. METHODS We collected data on patients undergoing pouch salvage surgery between 1987 and 2014 at our hospital. Pre- and post-salvage functional data were assessed. Function at the 3-year follow-up was compared with that of matched IPAA controls (study patients:controls, 1:3). RESULTS Considering only patients who underwent primary IPAA at our centre (n = 31), 5-year failure was higher after salvage compared with primary IPAA (28.8 vs 5.7% log rank test, p = 0.005). Overall, we included 39 patients, with eight additional patients who received primary IPAA elsewhere, undergoing 46 procedures. Most patients had a J-pouch (74.4%) and needed salvage for septic complications. A transperineal approach was used in 22 patients, whereas 17 underwent abdominal salvage, with 77.3 and 64.7% success rates, respectively. Minor surgery was effective but required repeated procedures. Overall failure was 28.2% at a median follow-up of 42 (1-153) months. A significant decrease in bowel frequency (p = 0.021) and rate of urgency (p = 0.009) was observed at the 3-year follow-up after salvage in 25 patients available for comparison. Functional results after major salvage procedures were poorer compared with healthy IPAA controls (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS Salvage surgery is effective and safe in experienced teams, but the 5-year failure rate is higher after salvage than after successful primary pouch surgery. Sepsis brings about a higher risk of failure compared with mechanical causes of dysfunction.
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- Gianluca Pellino
- Unit of General Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Helavirta I, Huhtala H, Hyöty M, Collin P, Aitola P. Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis in 1985-2009. Scand J Surg 2015; 105:73-7. [PMID: 26063652 DOI: 10.1177/1457496915590540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Restorative proctocolectomy is the most common operation in patients with ulcerative colitis. The aim was to evaluate long-term changes in our operative treatment and early and late complications related to restorative proctocolectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study comprised 352 (149 females) patients over 18 years of age with ulcerative colitis who underwent restorative proctocolectomy in 1985-2009 median follow-up time of 5 years. RESULTS The indication for surgery was active chronic colitis in 168 (47.7%), acute colitis in 159 (45.2%), and cancer or dysplasia in 25 (7.1%) patients. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was performed using hand-sewn anastomosis with mucosectomy in 283 patients and stapled anastomosis in 69. A shift from hand-sewn to stapler ileal pouch-anal anastomosis took place in 2005. Covering ileostomy was carried out in 133 (37.8%) patients. There were 82 (23.3%) J-pouch-related complications. The operative mortality was 0.3%. There were significantly fewer leakages and early re-operations when covering ileostomy was used than when it was omitted: 6.0% versus 16.4% (p = 0.004), 4.5% versus 11.9% (p = 0.02), respectively. There were more strictures in hand-sewn than in stapled ileal pouch-anal anastomoses (17.6% vs. 0%, p = 0.001). Pouchitis occurred at least once in 134 (38.1%) patients. CONCLUSION The ileal pouch-anal anastomosis technique used in restorative proctocolectomy had changed over the past years from hand-sewn to stapled anastomosis. Covering ileostomy seemed to protect against major complications. Pouchitis was the most common late complication.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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: Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is the standard surgical treatment modality for patients with ulcerative colitis who require colectomy. There are special issues related to male gender. We performed systemic literature review on the topic, incorporating the experience in our specialized Center for Ileal Pouch Disorders, and provide recommendations for the identification and management for the gender-specific issues in male patients with ileal pouches. Chronic pouchitis, particularly ischemic pouchitis, anastomotic leak, and presacral sinus are more common in male patients than their female counterparts. Sexual dysfunction can occur after pouch surgery, particularly in those with pouch failure. Diagnosis and management of benign and malignant prostate diseases can be challenging due to the altered pelvic anatomy from the surgery. Digital rectal examination for prostate cancer screening is not reliable. Transpouch biopsy of prostate may lead to pouch fistula or abscess. Pelvic radiation therapy may have an adverse impact on the pouch function. In conclusion, sexual dysfunction and enlarged prostate can occur in patients with the ileal pouch. The measurement of serum prostate-specific antigen is a preferred method for the screening of prostate cancer. If biopsy of the prostate is needed, the perineal route is recommended. The risk for pouch dysfunction and the benefit for oncologic survival of pelvic radiation for prostate cancer should be carefully balanced.
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BACKGROUND The efferent limb on the S-pouch fits well into the anal canal while the body of the pouch lies on the levators. In contrast, the blunt end of a J-pouch may be distorted as it is forced into the muscular tube of the stripped anus. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes and quality of life between patients with S- and J-pouches with a handsewn IPAA. DESIGN This study was retrospective. SETTING This study was conducted at a high-volume tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Patients undergoing a primary handsewn IPAA from 1983 to 2012 were identified. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES Demographics, operative details, functional outcomes, and quality of life were abstracted. RESULTS A total of 502 patients, including 169 patients with an S-pouch (33.7%) and 333 patients with J-pouch (66.3%), met our inclusion criteria; 55.8% (n = 280) were men. Mean age at pouch construction was 37.8 ± 12.5 years. Patients with an S-pouch were younger (p = 0.004) and had a higher BMI (p = 0.035) at pouch surgery. There was no significant difference between patients with S- or J-pouches in other demographics. The frequencies of short-term complications in the 2 groups were similar (p > 0.05), but pouch fistula or sinus (p = 0.047), pelvic sepsis (p = 0.044), postoperative partial small-bowel obstruction (p = 0.003), or postoperative pouch-related hospitalization (p = 0.021) occurred in fewer patients with an S-pouch. At a median follow-up of 12.2 (range, 4.3-20.1) years, patients with an S-pouch were found to have fewer bowel movements (p < 0.001), less frequent pad use (p = 0.001), and a lower fecal incontinence severity index score (p = 0.015). The pouch failed in 62 patients (12.4%), but neither univariate nor multivariate analysis showed a significant association with pouch configuration. LIMITATIONS The use of data from a single tertiary referral center was a limitation of this study. CONCLUSION We recommend using an S-pouch when constructing an IPAA with a handsewn technique.
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PURPOSE Proctocolectomy has been a curative option for patients with severe ulcerative colitis. In recent years, there has been a growing use of medical salvage therapy in the management of patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. We aimed at reviewing the role of surgical management in a time of intensified medical management on the basis of published trial data. The aim was to determine the efficacy of aggressive medical versus surgical management in achieving multifaceted treatment goals. METHODS A comprehensive search of Pubmed, Medline, the Cochrane database was performed. Abstracts were evaluated for relevance. Selected articles were then reviewed in detail, including references. Recommendations were then drafted based on evidence and conclusions in the selected articles. RESULTS The majority of patients with UC will not need surgery. However, steroid-refractoriness and steroid-dependence signal a subset of patients with more challenging disease. Biological therapy has been shown to achieve short-term improvement and temporarily reduce the need for a colectomy. However, there is a substantial financial and medical price to pay because a high fraction of these salvaged patients will still need a curative colectomy but may be exposed to the negative impact of prolonged immunosuppression, chronic illness, and a higher probability to require 3 rather than 2 operations. Proctocolectomy with ileo-anal pouch anastomosis-performed in 1, 2, or 3 steps depending on the patient's condition-remains the surgical procedure of choice. Even though it has its share of possible complications, it has been associated with excellent long-term outcomes and high levels of satisfaction, such that in the majority of patients they become indistinguishable from unaffected normal individuals. CONCLUSIONS The current data demonstrate that use of medical salvage therapy in the treatment of UC will likely continue to grow and evolve. Consensus is being developed to better define and predict failure of medical therapy and clarify the role of the different treatment modalities. For many patients, sacrificing the nonresponsive diseased colon is an underused or unnecessarily delayed chance to normalize their health and life. Biologicals in many instances may have to be considered the bridge to that end.
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- Bikash Devaraj
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Liu ZX, Xiao MB, Wu XR, Queener E, Ni RZ, Shen B. Chronic pouchitis is associated with pouch polyp formation in patients with underlying ulcerative colitis. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:363-9. [PMID: 24169020 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Revised: 09/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Polypoid lesions can develop in ileal pouches. The risk factors associated with the development of pouch polyps have not been studied. AIM To characterize clinical features, risk factors, and disease course of pouch polyp in a cohort of patients with underlying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from a subspecialty clinic. METHOD A total of 1094 patients with restorative proctocolectomy and IPAA for IBD presenting to our Pouchitis Clinic from 2002 to 2010 were included. Demographic, clinical, and endoscopic variables were analyzed. RESULTS The median durations from UC diagnosis to colectomy and from pouch creation to the last follow-up for the whole cohort were 6 (interquartile range [IQR]: 3-13) and 9years (IQR: 5-14), respectively. A total of 2472 surveillance and/or diagnostic pouchoscopies were performed for the cohort with a median follow-up of 5 (IQR: 2-6) years in the Pouchitis Clinic. The median number of pouchoscopies per patient was 2 (IQR: 1-3). Of the 1094 patients, 96 (8.8%) were found to have pouch polyps. The median size of the polyps was 1.2 (IQR: 1.0-2.0) cm. On histology, 93 patients (96.9%) had inflammatory-type polyps and 3 (3.1%) had polyps with low-grade dysplasia or indefinite for dysplasia. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that chronic pouch inflammatory change was a risk factor for the development of pouch polyp with an odds ratio of 2.26 (95% confidence interval: 1.35-3.79; P=0.002). CONCLUSION The majority of pouch polyps in patients with underlying UC were benign. Patients with concomitant chronic pouch inflammatory changes had an increased risk for developing pouch polyps.
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- Zhao-Xiu Liu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China; Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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- Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Risk of cancer and secondary proctectomy after colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in familial adenomatous polyposis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2014; 29:225-30. [PMID: 24292488 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1796-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of our retrospective study was to review the outcome of patients undergoing colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) due to familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) in Finland during the last 50 years. METHODS The cumulative risk of rectal cancer and the rate of anus preservation were analyzed. A total of 140 FAP patients with previous colectomy combined with ileorectal anastomosis were included. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to evaluate cumulative risks. RESULTS Secondary proctectomy was performed for 39 (28 %) of 140 patients. The cumulative risk of secondary proctectomy was 53 % at 30 years after colectomy with IRA. A total of 17 (44 %) secondary proctectomies were performed due to cancer or suspicion of cancer, and another 17 (44 %) secondary proctectomies were performed due to uncontrollable rectal polyposis. During our study, the anus preservation rate in secondary proctectomies was 49 %. The cumulative risk of rectal cancer was 24 % at 30 years after colectomy with IRA. Therefore, the cumulative rectal cancer mortality 30 years after colectomy with IRA was 9 %. CONCLUSIONS Proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) should be favored as a primary operation for patients not having technical or medical contraindications for it because colectomy with IRA carried a rectal cancer risk of 13 % with a mortality of 7 % during our study, and because IPAA is likely to succeed better at earlier phase of the disease. Patients with attenuated FAP had no rectal cancer in our study, and they may form a group where IRA should still be the first choice as an exception.
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Wu XR, Wong RCK, Shen B. Endoscopic needle-knife therapy for ileal pouch sinus: a novel approach for the surgical adverse event (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 78:875-885. [PMID: 23810326 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pouch sinus is an adverse event in patients undergoing ileal pouch surgery. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of needle-knife therapy in managing pouch sinus and to assess factors associated with the healing of pouch sinus. DESIGN An historical cohort study from a prospectively collected database. SETTING A high-volume specialized pouch center. PATIENTS From tertiary-care pouch center. INTERVENTIONS Endoscopic needle-knife therapy. RESULTS This cohort consisted of 65 patients. Men accounted for 76.9% (n = 50). The median interval from colectomy to the diagnosis of pouch sinus was 4.0 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 2.0-7.5). Pouch sinus was located at the anastomosis in 59 patients (90.8%), at the mid pouch suture line in 4 patients (6.2%), and at the tip of "J" in 2 patients (3.1%). The mean depth of the pouch sinus was 4.4 ± 1.8 cm. Twenty patients (30.8%) had complex pouch sinuses. After a median of 2.0 needle-knife therapies (IQR: 1.5-3.5) during a follow-up period of 1.1 years (IQR: 0.4-2.8), 28 patients (43.1%) with pouch sinus experienced a complete response, 27 (41.5%) had a partial response, and 10 (15.4%) had persistent sinus. Fifty-three patients (81.5%) maintained a functional pouch at the last follow-up. Multivariate analysis showed that a longer duration from colectomy to diagnosis of pouch sinus (odds ratio: 0.85; 95% confidence interval: 0.73-0.99; P = .033) and complex sinuses (odds ratio: 0.17; 95% confidence interval: 0.04-0.70; P = .014) were inversely associated with the healing of pouch sinuses, whereas the increased sessions of needle-knife therapy (odds ratio: 1.36; 95% confidence interval: 1.01-1.81; P = .041) improved the healing of the pouch sinuses. LIMITATIONS Single-center study with a relatively small number of patients. CONCLUSION In experienced hands, endoscopic needle-knife therapy is an efficacious and safe procedure for pouch sinuses. A longer duration from colectomy to diagnosis of pouch sinus and complex pouch sinuses appeared to be associated with a higher risk for nonhealing of the sinus, suggesting that early diagnosis and intervention have an impact on outcomes.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Excessive weight gain is associated with an increased risk for pouch failure in patients with restorative proctocolectomy. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2013; 19:2173-81. [PMID: 23899541 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0b013e31829bfc26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim was to evaluate the impact of weight gain on pouch outcomes after ileostomy closure. METHODS Consecutive inflammatory bowel disease patients with ileal pouches followed up at our subspecialty Pouch Center from 2002 to 2011 were studied. The association of excessive weight gain (defined as a 15% increase the index weight) with pouch outcomes were evaluated using univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS A total of 846 patients met inclusion criteria, with 470 (55.6%) being men. The mean age at the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and at pouch surgery was 27.2 ± 11.9 years and 37.8 ± 12.8 years, respectively. Patients with weight gain more likely had mechanical or surgical complications of the pouch (18.4% versus 12.3%, P = 0.049), Crohn's disease of the pouch (30.6% versus 18.5%, P = 0.001), Pouch Center visits (2.0 [1.0-4.0] versus 2.0 [1.0-3.0], P = 0.008), and postoperative pouch-related hospitalization (21.1% versus 10.6%, P < 0.001). After a median follow-up of 9.0 (interquartile range = 4.0-14.0) years, 68 patients (8.0%) developed pouch failure. In the multivariate analysis, excessive weight gain was an independent risk factor for pouch failure with a hazard ratio of 1.69 (95% confidence interval = 1.01-2.84, P = 0.048) after adjusting for preoperative or postoperative use of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics, postoperative use of immunosuppressants, Crohn's disease of the pouch, mechanical or surgical complications of the pouch, and postoperative pouch-associated hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS Excessive weight gain after closure of the ileostomy is associated with worse pouch outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Appropriate weight control may help improve pouch retention.
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This article describes a novel qualitative study exploring the lived experience of participants having undergone ileoanal pouch failure, on a background of ulcerative colitis (UC). It focuses on the impact of living with indefinite diversion of the pouch and a permanent end ileostomy. Six participants were interviewed with an aim to establish their experience of pouch failure and the support they required. Five pertinent themes emerged that suggested participants did not expect pouch failure and were unprepared for the regression towards UC. Some participants recommenced drug therapy, wore pads to manage leakage from the diverted pouch, avoided certain social settings or manipulated diet and lifestyle in order to gain an acceptable quality of life with a permanent ileostomy. Pouch failure potentially presents adverse effects on patients' quality of life, but currently there is a deficit in support and resources available in order to provide acceptable outcomes for patients experiencing pouch failure.
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic features as predictors in pouch failure have not been studied. A well-constructed J-pouch typically has an "owl's eye" appearance in the proximal pouch body. We hypothesized that loss of the owl's eyes is associated with a high risk for pouch failure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the distorted endoscopic appearance of owl's eyes and pouch failure. METHODS A total of 711 available pouch endoscopic images from 426 J-pouch patients were reviewed and scored blindly. A scoring system was generated for distorted owl's eyes. Multivariable analyses were performed to assess the link between the endoscopic feature or other variables and pouch failure. RESULTS A total of 37 patients (8.7%) developed pouch failure, with a median of 5.0 (interquartile range, 2.0-11.0) years of follow-up. Multivariable analyses showed that 2 or more "beak" abnormalities were associated with failure rates of 33.3%, 44.4%, and 72.2% by 5, 10, and 15 years of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, respectively (hazard ratio = 3.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.5-9.0). In addition, diagnosis of Crohn's disease or surgical complications, the postoperative use of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics, and a high cuff endoscopy inflammation score had statistically significant hazard ratios of 3.2, 5.8, and 1.5 for pouch failure, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Distorted appearance of "beak" portion of owl's eyes along with Crohn's disease of the pouch or surgery-related complications, postoperative use of biologics, and persistent cuffitis were the risk factors associated with pouch failure. The assessment of endoscopic owl's eye structure may provide an additional clue to predict pouch outcome.
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Millán Scheiding M, Rodriguez Moranta F, Kreisler Moreno E, Golda T, Fraccalvieri D, Biondo S. [Current status of elective surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis. A systematic review]. Cir Esp 2012; 90:548-57. [PMID: 23063060 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2012.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Despite recent advances in the medical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC), approximately 25-40% of patients will need surgery during their disease. The aim of elective surgical treatment of UC is to remove the colon/and rectum with minimal postoperative morbidity, and to offer a good long-term quality of life. There are several technical options for the surgical treatment of UC; at present, the most frequently offered is restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Both the surgeon and patient should be aware of the risks associated with a technically demanding procedure and possible postoperative complications, including the possibility of infertility, permanent stoma, or several surgical procedures for pouch-related complications. A precise knowledge of each surgical technique, and its indications, complications, long-term risks and benefits is useful to offer the best surgical option tailored to each patient. We searched in PubMed, MEDLINE, and EMBASE for all kinds of articles (all the publications until April 2012). Papers on Crohn's disease, indeterminate colitis, or other forms of colitis were excluded from the review. We reviewed the abstracts and identified potentially relevant articles. MeSH words were used as search, "ulcerative colitis", "surgery", "indications", "elective surgery", "colectomy," "proctocolectomy," "laparoscopy", "Complications," "outcome", "results" "quality of life". One hundred and four articles were included in this review.
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- Unidad de Cirugía Colorrectal, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, ĹHospitalet de LLobregat, Barcelona, España.
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IPAA is a technically demanding procedure that requires appropriate skills and expertise. Adverse sequelae of IPAA are common. Accurate diagnosis and classification of pouch disorders and associated complications are important for proper management and prognosis. Based on presenting symptoms, appropriate and combined diagnostic modalities should apply. A multidisciplinary approach involving gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, gastrointestinal pathologists, and gastrointestinal radiologists is advocated for diagnosis and treatment of pouch disorders.
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- Yue Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Prediction of late-onset pouch failure in patients with restorative proctocolectomy with a nomogram. J Crohns Colitis 2012; 6:198-206. [PMID: 22325174 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND A proportion of UC patients with restorative proctocolectomy and IPAA develop pouch failure. Accurate risk assessment is critical for making proper evaluation and treatment. Information on factors that may reliably predict pouch failure for the patients requiring referral to a specialized care unit is minimal. AIM We sought to develop and internally validate a nomogram for the prediction of late-onset pouch failure. METHODS The study cohort included all eligible UC patients with restorative proctocolectomy and IPAA at the subspecialty Pouchitis Clinic from 2002 to 2009. Inclusion criteria were patients having: 1) inflammatory bowel disease; 2) ileal pouches; and 3) regular follow-up at the Pouchitis Clinic. Demographic and clinical variables were prospectively collected. Multivariable accelerated failure time regression model was developed to predict pouch failure defined as pouch excision or permanent diversion. Discrimination and calibration of the model were assessed following bootstrapping methods for correcting optimism, and the model was presented as a nomogram. RESULTS A total of 921 patients were included for the model. The mean age for this cohort was 45.5 years old. The mean follow-up at the Pouchitis Clinic was 5.8 years. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the probabilities for pouch retention are 0.939, 0.916 and 0.907 at 3, 5 and 7 years, respectively. The predictor variables which were included in the nomogram were smoking, duration of the pouch, baseline pouch diagnosis, and pre- and post-op use of biologics. The concordance index was 0.824. The nomogram seemed well calibrated based on the calibration curve. CONCLUSIONS The nomogram model appeared to predict late-onset pouch failure reasonably well with satisfactory concordance index and calibration curve. The nomogram is readily applicable for clinical practice in pouch patients.
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Sagar PM, Pemberton JH. Intraoperative, postoperative and reoperative problems with ileoanal pouches. Br J Surg 2012; 99:454-68. [PMID: 22307828 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has been developed and refined since its introduction in the late 1970s. Nonetheless, it is a procedure associated with significant morbidity. The aim of this review was to provide a structured approach to the challenges that surgeons and physicians encounter in the management of intraoperative, postoperative and reoperative problems associated with ileoanal pouches. METHODS The review was based on relevant studies identified from an electronic search of MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed databases from 1975 to April 2011. There were no language or publication year restrictions. Original references in published articles were reviewed. RESULTS Although the majority of patients experience long-term success with an ileoanal pouch, significant morbidity surrounds IPAA. Surgical intervention is often critical to achieve optimal control of the situation. CONCLUSION A structured management plan will minimize the adverse consequences of the problems associated with pouches.
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- P M Sagar
- John Goligher Department of Colorectal Surgery, General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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BACKGROUND The risks and benefits of pouch excision and end ileostomy creation when compared to the alternative option of a permanent diversion with the pouch left in situ when restoration of intestinal continuity is not pursued for patients who develop pouch failure after IPAA have not been well characterized. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the early and long-term outcomes after permanent diversion with the pouch left in situ vs pouch excision with end ileostomy creation for pouch failure. DESIGN This study is a retrospective review of prospectively gathered data. SETTINGS This investigation was conducted at a tertiary center. PATIENTS Patients with pouch failure who underwent a permanent ileostomy with the pouch left in situ and those who underwent pouch excision were included in the study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcomes measured were the perioperative outcomes and quality of life using the pouch and Short Form 12 questionnaires. RESULTS One hundred thirty-six patients with pouch failure underwent either pouch left in situ (n = 31) or pouch excision (n = 105). Age (p = 0.72), sex (p = 0.72), ASA score (p = 0.22), BMI (p = 0.83), disease duration (p = 0.74), time to surgery for pouch failure (p = 0.053), diagnosis at pouch failure (p = 0.18), and follow-up (p = 0.76) were similar. The predominant reason for pouch failure was septic complications in 15 (48.4%) patients in the pouch left in situ group and 39 (37.1%) patients in the pouch excision group (p = 0.3). Thirty-day complications, including prolonged ileus (p = 0.59), pelvic abscess (p = 1.0), wound infection (p = 1.0), and bowel obstruction (p = 1.0), were similar. At the most recent follow-up (median, 9.9 y), quality of life (p = 0.005) and health (p = 0.008), current energy level (p = 0.026), Cleveland Global Quality of Life score (p = 0.005), and Short Form 12 mental (p = 0.004) and physical (p = 0.014) component scales were significantly higher after pouch excision than after pouch left in situ. Urinary and sexual function was similar between the groups. Anal pain (n = 4) and seepage with pad use (n = 8) were the predominant concerns of the pouch left in situ group on long-term follow-up. None of the 18 patients with pouch in situ, for whom information relating to long-term pouch surveillance was available, developed dysplasia or cancer. LIMITATIONS This study was limited by its retrospective nature. CONCLUSIONS Although technically more challenging, pouch excision, rather than pouch left in situ, is the preferable option for patients who develop pouch failure and are not candidates for restoration of intestinal continuity. Because pouch left in situ was not associated with neoplasia, this option is a reasonable intermediate or long-term alternative when pouch excision is not feasible or advisable.
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