Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Construction in Obese Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Leeds IL, Holubar SD, Hull TL, Lipman JM, Lightner AL, Sklow B, Steele SR. Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Construction in Obese Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 65: e782-e789. PMID: 34958050, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term pouch failureObese patientsUlcerative colitisNonobese patientsPostoperative complicationsPouch failurePouch surgeryColitis ulcerosaASA class 3Intraoperative technical difficultiesOutcomes of obeseAssociation of obesityPouch failure rateWorse clinical outcomesQuaternary referral centerLong-term outcomesLength of stayIleoanal pouch surgeryQuality of lifePouch leakPouch survivalPreoperative steroidsASA 3Anastomotic leakCohort study