Some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) require subtotal colectomy (STC) with ileostomy. The recent literature reports a significant number of patients who do not undergo subsequent surgery and are… Click to show full abstract
Some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) require subtotal colectomy (STC) with ileostomy. The recent literature reports a significant number of patients who do not undergo subsequent surgery and are resigned to living with a definitive stoma. The aim of this work was to analyse the rate of definitive stoma and the cumulative incidence of secondary reconstructive surgery after STC for IBD in a large national cohort study.
Keywords:
disease;
bowel disease;
definitive stoma;
inflammatory bowel;
subtotal colectomy
Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2024
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Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2024
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