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Classification of long-term complications of continent ileostomy.
| Structural | Valve malfunction, such as valve slippage, prolapse, and stenosis |
| Pouch fistula | |
| Stoma-related problems, such as stomal stenosis and parastomal hernia | |
| Inflammatory and infectious | Pouchitis |
| Crohn's disease of the pouch | |
| Functional | Short bowel syndrome |
| Dysplastic and neoplastic | Dysplasia or cancer of the pouch |
