Conference
Continuing Evolution of the Pelvic Pouch Procedure
Abstract
The results of the pelvic pouch procedure were reviewed to assess the surgical complication rate and outcome of patients who had had the procedure performed with a stapled ileo-anal anastomosis with and without a defunctioning ileostomy. Between December 1982 and March 1992, 483 patients underwent a pelvic pouch (PP) procedure. Patients were divided into three groups: group I consisted of 325 patients (178 men and boys and 147 women and girls) …
Authors
COHEN Z; McLEOD RS; STEPHEN W; STERN HS; O'CONNOR B; REZNICK R
Volume
216
Pagination
pp. 506-512
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 1992
DOI
10.1097/00000658-199210000-00013
Conference proceedings
Annals of Surgery
Issue
4
ISSN
0003-4932