Quality of life of patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis following ileal pouch anal anastomosis surgery
β Scribed by Mary T. Quinn Griffin; Victor W. Fazio
- Book ID
- 119391815
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 26 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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The occurrence of adenocarcinoma following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis (UC) is an infrequent and but potentially lethal complication. We have seen 1 such case among 520 IPAAs performed in our group practice between 1978 and February 2008. We have added this case to a r
## Abstract ## Background Ileal pouchβanal anastomosis (IPAA) is considered the surgical treatment of choice for patients with ulcerative colitis. Quality of life (QoL) and health status are the most important patient-related outcomes. Studies investigating QoL are often cross-sectional and focus