Table 3.
Follow up.
| follow-up (months) | 33.5; IQR 6–185 |
| a. Functional outcome | |
| No. of daily stool | 2–20 (6) |
| Intestinal symptoms | 24 |
| Tenesmus | 3 |
| Bleeding | 2 |
| Abdominal pain | 8 |
| Diarrhea | 8 |
| Anal burning | 8 |
| Systemic symptoms | 1 |
| Continence | 3 |
| Soiling | 3 |
| Urgency | 6 |
| b. Long term complications | |
| Fistulas and anal abscesses | 11 |
| Anal fissures | 5 |
| Pouchitis and its treatment (40 pcs). | 40 |
| Anal canal disease (3 pcs) | 3 |
| CD diagnosis (6 pcs with 2 RCU-like) | 6 |
| Reoperation | 37 |
| Indications for surgery | |
| Incisional hernia | 10 |
| Cancer | 5 |
| Pouch failure | 6 |
| Dilations due to stenosis | 7 |
| Perineal pathology | 8 |
| Other | 9 |