Table 2.
Long-term outcomes of patients who underwent TC-IRA or SC-ACRA
| Outcome | Pre-operation |
During follow-upa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC-IRA (n = 35) | SC-ACRA (n = 20) | P-value | TC-IRA (n = 35) | SC-ACRA (n = 20) | P-value | ||
| Median defection frequency, times/day | 1/7 (1/7–1/2) | 1/7 (1/7–1/2) | 0.698 | 3 (1/6–7) | 3 (1/6–5) | 0.578 | |
| Median CCFIS | 18 (13–22) | 18 (13–23) | 0.696 | 2 (0–20)b | 2 (0–19)b | 0.454 | |
| Median CCIS | – | – | – | 0 (0–5) | 0 (0–2) | 0.333 | |
| Median GIQLI | 81 (38–106) | 80 (68–99) | 0.396 | 122 (81–132)b | 120 (80–132)b | 0.661 | |
a
The median follow-up is 72 months (range, 12–120 months).
b
Comparison between pre-operation and follow-up in each group, P < 0.05.
TC-IRA, total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis; SC-ACRA, subtotal colectomy with antiperistaltic caecorectal anastomosis; CCFIS, Cleveland Clinic Florida Constipation Score; CCIS, Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score; GIQLI, Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index.