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High complication rate after early ileostomy closure: early termination of the short versus long interval to loop ileostomy reversal after pouch surgery randomized trial.

6 December 2023
Randomized clinical trials Colorectal
Vogel JD, Fleshner PR, Holubar SD, Poylin VY, Regenbogen SE, Chapman BC et al.

Dis Colon Rectum 2023; 66: 253-261.

This study was stopped early after 36 patients were included because complications were very high in patients who had early (7-12 days after pouch surgery for colitis) ileostomy closure: 70 versus 17 per cent, P=0.001.

Comment: A cautionary tale.

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