Long-term results of abdominal salvage surgery following restorative proctocolectomy

Abstract

Background: This study evaluated outcomes of patients who underwent abdominal salvage ileal pouch redo surgery and identified factors associated with pouch failure following restorative proctocolectomy. Methods: Data on patients who underwent abdominal salvage surgery in a tertiary referral centre between 1985 and 2003 were collected. Outcomes studied included failure of salvage and bowel function of patients with an intact intestine. Results: One hundred and twelve patients underwent 117 pouch salvage procedures for ulcerative colitis (86), indeterminate colitis/ulcerative colitis (eight), indeterminate colitis/Crohn's disease (three), familial adenomatous polyposis (ten) and other conditio..