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The Correlation between Quality of Life and Functional Outcome after Restorative Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.
Yoon, Eyi Sang , Lee, Kil Yeon , Lee, Suk Hwan , Yoon, Choong
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 2006;22(1):15-23

Department of Surgery, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leeshdr@khu.ac.kr
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Abstract

PURPOSE
The restorative proctocolectomy (RP) and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has been accepted as the operation of choice for chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). However, much is still unknown about the functional outcome and the quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing RP. The aims of this study were to evaluate the functional outcome and the QoL in patients undergoing RP and to assess the correlation between functional outcome and QoL.
METHODS
The medical records of 20 patients who had undergone a RP for CUC (n=11) and FAP (n=9) from January 1993 to December 2003 were reviewed. The QoL was evaluated with the Korean version of Short Form 36 (SF-36) by telephone interview. The functional outcome was assessed by means of the Global Assessment of Function Scale (GAFS). The QoL of patients was compared with that of the general population matched for age and gender (n=107) with including the 7 men, the median age will be thought to be that of the 13 women.
RESULTS
There were 7 men (35%) and 13 women (65%), and the median age was 46 years. The QoL in patients undergoing RP was comparable to that of the healthy general population on all scales. The Physical Component Summary (PCS) was correlated significantly with the daytime and the nighttime incontinence (P<0.01). The Mental Component Summary (MCS) was correlated significantly with the daytime and the nighttime incontinence and the daytime bowel movement (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrates that the QoL in patients undergoing RP is excellent and that the daytime incon tinence and the nighttime incontinence are significant factor influencing the QoL.

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