Colon J-pouch rectal reconstruction after total or subtotal proctectomy.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Multiple stools, urgency, and episodic frequency are common during the first 6 months after proctectomy and coloanal or low colorectal reconstruction. We used an 8-cm colon J-pouch in 23 patients and have confirmed that this approach obviates much of this early dysfunction.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Proctocolectomy, Restorative
- Rectal Neoplasms
- Rectum