Table 1.

Clinical Outcomes after Ileorectal Anastomosis for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

	# of Patients	Study Period	Follow-Up (Average Years)	BM/Day (Average)	Overall Failure Rate (%)	Overall Cancer Rate (%)
da Luz Moreira et al9	86	1971–2006	9	6	53	8
Pastore et al10	48	1974–1990	6.3	6	17	2
Leijonmarck et al11	51	1955–1984	13	4	57	0
Borjesson et al12	32	1997–2003	3.5	5.6	12	0
Lepisto, Järvinen15	20	1978–2000	18	—	35	0
Grundfestet al13	89	1957–1977	8	—	21	4.8

BM, bowel movements.