Hughes E S, McDermott F T, Masterton J P
Dis Colon Rectum. 1979 Sep;22(6):399-400. doi: 10.1007/BF02586908.
A personal series (E.S.R.H.) of 37 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, treated by colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis 15 years or more ago, is reviewed. Twenty-one patients (57 per cent) continue to be in satisfactory condition. Patients subjected to the two-stage operation have a notably lower rate of conversion to ileostomy than those treated by one-stage colectomy. One patient developed a carcinoma of the rectal stump. This 15-year review leads support to the opinion that ileorectal anastomosis has an important place in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
