Nathan S Rubalcava1, Samir K Gadepalli2,3, Cory N Criss1, Natalie A Moreno1, Jeremy Adler4,5, James D Geiger1. 1. Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E. Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. 2. Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Michigan Medicine, 1500 E. Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. samirg@med.umich.edu. 3. Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. samirg@med.umich.edu. 4. Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. 5. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical management for refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) has been restorative proctocolectomy (RP) with ileal-pouch-anal-anastomosis (IPAA) done as one to three stages, with safety and effectiveness of a single-stage operation unclear. METHODS: Pediatric UC patients from 2004 to 2019 who underwent RP/IPAA in the initial operation were retrospectively reviewed. 1-stage operations were matched 1:2 to 2-stage operations using age, duration of disease, and disease severity. RESULTS: Ninety-nine patients (33 1-stage, 66 2-stage) were identified. The median total operative time was shorter in the 1-stage group (6 h:00 min vs. 7 h:47 min, p = 0.004). Total length of stay was shorter in the 1-stage group (9 vs. 17 days, p = 0.001). Rates of readmission were higher in 2-stage group (30 vs. 9%, p = 0.02). There was no difference in pouch leak rates (p = 1.00). Stricture rates were higher in the 2-stage group (50 vs. 16%, p = 0.005). Functional outcomes including pouchitis (p = 0.13), daily bowel movements (p = 0.37), and incontinence (p = 0.77) were all similar. CONCLUSIONS: Restorative proctocolectomy with IPAA in children with UC can be performed as a 1- or 2-stage operation with equivalent short-term, long-term, and functional outcomes in similar risk population. Our findings suggest 1-stage RP/IPAA operations without ileostomy are a safe alternative for patients considered for a 2-stage operation.
BACKGROUND: Surgical management for refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) has been restorative proctocolectomy (RP) with ileal-pouch-anal-anastomosis (IPAA) done as one to three stages, with safety and effectiveness of a single-stage operation unclear. METHODS: Pediatric UC patients from 2004 to 2019 who underwent RP/IPAA in the initial operation were retrospectively reviewed. 1-stage operations were matched 1:2 to 2-stage operations using age, duration of disease, and disease severity. RESULTS: Ninety-nine patients (33 1-stage, 66 2-stage) were identified. The median total operative time was shorter in the 1-stage group (6 h:00 min vs. 7 h:47 min, p = 0.004). Total length of stay was shorter in the 1-stage group (9 vs. 17 days, p = 0.001). Rates of readmission were higher in 2-stage group (30 vs. 9%, p = 0.02). There was no difference in pouch leak rates (p = 1.00). Stricture rates were higher in the 2-stage group (50 vs. 16%, p = 0.005). Functional outcomes including pouchitis (p = 0.13), daily bowel movements (p = 0.37), and incontinence (p = 0.77) were all similar. CONCLUSIONS: Restorative proctocolectomy with IPAA in children with UC can be performed as a 1- or 2-stage operation with equivalent short-term, long-term, and functional outcomes in similar risk population. Our findings suggest 1-stage RP/IPAA operations without ileostomy are a safe alternative for patients considered for a 2-stage operation.
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