Long-Term Outcomes of the Excluded Rectum in Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter International Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients with Crohn's disease (CD) require fecal diversion. To understand the long-term outcomes, we performed a multicenter review of the experience with retained excluded rectums.

Methods

We reviewed the medical records of all CD patients between 1990 and 2014 who had undergone diversionary surgery with retention of the excluded rectum for at least 6 months and who had at least 2 years of postoperative follow-up.

Results

From all the CD patients in the institutions' databases, there were 197 who met all our inclusion criteria. A total of 92 (46.7%) of 197 patients ultimately underwent subsequent proctectomy, while 105 (53.3%) still had retained rectums at time of last follow-up. Among these 105 patients with retained rectums, 50 (47.6%) underwent rea

SUBMITTER: Kassim G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10210615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature