Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma

Fecal incontinence after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

Document Type : short communication

Authors

Alimohammad Bananzadeh 1
Seyed Vahid Hossein 1
Ali reza Safarpour 2
Mohammad masoud Andalib 1
Khadije Gorgi 1
Maryam Kouhestani 1

1 Department of Colorectal Surgery, Shahid Faghihi Hospital, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Colorectal Research Centre, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.34172/jept.2024.11
Abstract
Objective: Total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has become the restorative procedure of choice for medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). In patients who undergo proctocolectomy with IPAA, fecal continence outcomes are an issue. The present study evaluated fecal incontinence in patients who underwent IPAA for UC.
Methods: This was a case series study. We reviewed the clinical records of all patients who had undergone a proctocolectomy with IPAA for UC at the Colorectal Department of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, between January 2010 and December 2022. Each patient completed a Cleveland Clinic Florida Fecal Incontinence Scoring System (CCFFIS) questionnaire to evaluate fecal incontinence one year after the closure of the colostomy. Data analysis was conducted utilizing various statistical measures such as mean, count (percentage), chi-square, and one-way ANOVA tests. The entire analysis was performed using SPSS 26 software. P values less than 0.05 were deemed statistically significant.
Results: From January 2010 to December 2022, 159 patients who underwent IPAA surgery were included in the study. Of these patients, 108 (67.9%) had no complaint about fecal incontinence (score 0). The median CCFFIS score was 2.19, and there were no significant differences between gender, age, technique, and number of procedures regarding fecal incontinence (P values 0.475, 0.125, 0.319, and 0.376, respectively).
Conclusion: This study confirmed that total proctocolectomy with IPAA is a complex surgery that could have good functional results if patients are selected carefully and an experienced surgeon performs the procedure.

Keywords

Ulcerative colitis
Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis
Fecal incontinence
Subjects
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Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma
Volume 10, Issue 1
January 2024
Pages 56-61

  • Receive Date 26 December 2023
  • Revise Date 20 January 2024
  • Accept Date 05 February 2024

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