Clinical Study
Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life after Restorative Proctocolectomy in Paediatric Patients: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Bowel function of IPAA patients by age. Except where indicated otherwise, data are n (%) values.
| | Function | IPAA in childhood
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| | Stool frequency per day, median (range) | 5 (1–9) | 5 (2–9) | 0.54 | | Night evacuation | 3 (25) | 5 (20.8) | >0.99 | | Urgency | 1 (8.3) | 1 (4.2) | >0.99 | | Frequent incontinence during day | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | >0.99 | | Frequent incontinence during night | 1 (8.3) | 1 (4.2) | >0.99 | | Impaired discrimination | 1 (8.3) | 5 (20.8) | 0.64 |
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IPAA: ileal-pouch anal anastomosis.
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