title: [Typical complications and their control after restorative proctocolectomy].
abstract: The overall rate of complications after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is 60%. This rate, however, includes complications such as bowel-obstruction and hernias. Pouch-related complications occur after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis with a frequency of 15-25%. In an analysis of the recent literature the main risk factors are: tension of the ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, anastomotic leakage, lack of protective ileostomy, preoperatively undiagnosed Crohn's disease and the experience of the surgeon. We classified pouch related-complications into (1) surgical complications (leakage, bleeding, pelvic sepsis, fistulas); (2) technical problems (long S-pouch spout, rectal cuff stenosis, etc.); (3) functional problems (anal sphincter insufficiency, night incontinence, hypermotility, evacuation disorders); (4) pouchitis; (5) pouch neoplasias. Pathogenesis, diagnostic features, and medical and surgical therapy are discussed in detail. In our own series of 11 pouch-redo operations we had 6 pouch fistulas (3 related to Crohn's disease, 3 postoperative fistulas), 3 wrongly constructed pouches, 1 chronic pouchitis and 1 long S-pouch spout. In 3 cases the pouch had to be excised completely. Two patients remained with a permanent ileostomy. In 6 patients the pouch could be preserved on long term. Due to the technical complexity, the need to understand pathophysiology and the need for a differentiated diagnostic procedure, this operation should be performed only in specialised centers.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Buhr
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kroesen
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Typische Komplikationen und ihre Beherrschung nach restorativer Proktocolektomie.