Journal article
Sepsis is a Major Predictor of Failure After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the risk of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis failure and factors predictive of failure overall and in patients with septic complications.
METHODS: Patients were identified through a prospectively maintained patient registry. All patients registered in the Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease database who had an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for more than 12 months were included in the study. Pouch …
Authors
Forbes SS; O’Connor BI; Victor JC; Cohen Z; McLeod RS
Journal
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Vol. 52, No. 12, pp. 1975–1981
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1007/dcr.0b013e3181beb3f0
ISSN
0012-3706