Itabashi Michio
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor (Fixed Term)
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Long-term outcomes following restorative proctocolectomy ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in pediatric ulcerative colitis patients: Multicenter national study in Japan.
Journal Formal name:Annals of gastroenterological surgery
Abbreviation:Ann Gastroenterol Surg
ISSN code:24750328/24750328
Volume, Issue, Page 2(6),pp.428-433
Author and coauthor Ikeuchi Hiroki, Uchino Motoi, Sugita Akira, Futami Kitaro, Fukushima Kouhei, Hata Keisuke, Koganei Kazutaka, Kusunoki Masato, Uchida Keiichi, Nezu Riichiro, Kimura Hideaki, Takahashi Kenichi, Itabashi Michio, Kameyama Hitoshi, Higashi Daijiro, Koyama Fumikazu, Ueda Takeshi, Mizushima Tsunekazu, Suzuki Yasuo
Publication date 2018/11
Summary Background:Few studies have investigated surgical outcomes following a colectomy in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).Purpose:This study aimed to determine long-term outcomes in a large cohort of pediatric patients who underwent proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for UC.Methods:Pediatric patients (<17 years old) who underwent surgery at 12 different hospitals in Japan between May 1979 and March 2015 were included in this study. Information was obtained by the use of a questionnaire survey.Results:There were 113 (53.3%) male and 99 (46.7%) female pediatric patients. The most common indication for elective surgery was failure of medical management, whereas emergency surgery was carried out for fulminant cases. A hand-sewn IPAA was used with a mucosectomy in 112 (52.8%), stapled anastomosis in 93 (43.9%), and not specified in 7 (3.3%) patients. Small bowel obstruction and surgical site infection were the most frequent early postoperative complications (POC), whereas pouchitis, small bowel obstruction, and perianal fistula were frequent late POC. The most common late POC was pouchitis, found in 38 (17.9%) of the patients, whereas pouch failure was noted in 11 patients at the latest follow-up examination. Cumulative pouch survival rate after 10 years was 91.7%. There were no significant differences regarding gender or anastomotic procedure in relation to cumulative pouch survival rate.Conclusion:To avoid pouch failure following an IPAA procedure, it is important to recognize that pouchitis or an anal fistula may lead to this condition in pediatric UC patients.
DOI 10.1002/ags3.12198
PMID 30460346