Quality of life following ileostomy takedown: single-centre, retrospective clinical trial-does closure time matter?

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to assess whether early closure of loop ileostomy reduces the rate of postoperative complications related to ileostomy closure and improves patients' quality of life, as measured by the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) and Wexner questionnaires.

Methods

All patients who underwent low anterior resection + ileostomy with subsequent reversal between January 2019 and May 2023 were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups: early (< 3 months) and late closure (> 3 months). There were 46 (43%) patients in the early closure group and 61 (57%) in late closure. In this study, patients' demographics and complication rate (categorised by severity using the Clavien-Dindo scale) were assessed.

Results

We assessed and contacted 180 pati

SUBMITTER: Didrikaite G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310842 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature