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Clinical Study

Long-Term Followup with Evaluation of the Surgical and Functional Results of the Ileal Pouch Reservoir in Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis

Table 4

Faecal frequency with functional W and J reservoirs.
W-reservoirJ-reservoirP-value*
N = 9N = 111
mean (min-max)mean (min-max)
Faecal frequency best days3.5 (3–7)4.8 (1–15).106
Faecal frequency average days5.1 (4–7)6.0 (2–13).227
Faecal frequency worst days8.8 (4–10)10.4 (4–30).226
Faecal frequency best nights0.3 (0–3)0.5 (0–3).044
Faecal frequency average nights0.8 (0–3)1.4 (0–6).087
Faecal frequency worst nights2.1 (1–3)3.6 (0–12).444
* t-test