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Loop Ileostomy Closure After Restorative Proctocolectomy: Outcome in 1,504 Patients

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

PURPOSE

Routine use of a temporary loop ileostomy for diversion after restorative proctocolectomy is controversial because of reported morbidity associated with its creation and closure. This study intended to review our experience with loop ileostomy closure after restorative proctocolectomy and determine the complication rates. In addition, complication rates between handsewn and stapled closures were compared.

METHODS

Our Department Pelvic Pouch Database was queried and charts reviewed for all patients who had ileostomy closure after restorative proctocolectomy from August 1983 to March 2002.

RESULTS

A total of 1,504 patients underwent ileostomy closure after restorative proctocolectomy during a 19-year period. The median length of hospitalization was three (range, 1–40) days and the overall complication rate was 11.4 percent. Complications included small-bowel obstruction (6.4 percent), wound infection (1.5 percent), abdominal septic complications (1 percent), and enterocutaneous fistulas (0.6 percent). Handsewn closure was performed in 1,278 patients (85 percent) and stapled closure in 226 (15 percent). No significant differences in complication rates and length of hospitalization were found between handsewn and stapled closure techniques.

CONCLUSIONS

Our results demonstrated that ileostomy closure after restorative proctocolectomy can be achieved with a low morbidity and a short hospitalization stay. In addition, we found that complication rates and length of hospitalization were similar between handsewn and stapled closures.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

    Kutt-Sing Wong M.D., F.R.C.S., Feza H. Remzi M.D., F.A.S.C.R.S., Emre Gorgun M.D., James M. Church M.B.B.Ch., F.R.A.C.S., Miriam Preen R.N., B.S.N. & Victor W. Fazio M.B., M.S.

  2. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

    Susana Arrigain M.A.

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Published online: 28 January.

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Wong, KS., Remzi, F., Gorgun, E. et al. Loop Ileostomy Closure After Restorative Proctocolectomy: Outcome in 1,504 Patients. Dis Colon Rectum 48, 243–250 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0771-0

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