Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1980 Mar;191(3):294-303.
doi: 10.1097/00000658-198003000-00007.

Rectal mucosal replacement

Rectal mucosal replacement

D A Peck. Ann Surg. 1980 Mar.

Abstract

Preservation of the rectum in chronic ulcerative colitis or familial polyposis conserves continence at the risk of recurrent disease or malignant change. Replacement of rectal mucosa with a graft of ileum in these benign colonic mucosal diseases conserves fecal continence without the threat of continuing disease or the development of carcinoma. Rectal mucosal replacement with construction of a rectal reservoir includes total colectomy, removal of the rectal mucosa-submucosa and its replacement with an ileal graft. A rectal reservoir is constructed when intestinal continuity is restored. Twenty-nine patients have undergone rectal mucosal replacement; 12 for familial polyposis and 17 for ulcerative colitis. Twenty-five patients have had intestinal continuity restored. Patients have been followed from three months to seven years after the restoration of intestinal continuity. Twenty-three patients have a satisfactory result. Fecal continence has been preserved. Patients pass an average of six stools in a 24 hour period.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Dis Colon Rectum. 1966 Sep-Oct;9(5):363-6 - PubMed
    1. Am J Surg. 1969 Mar;117(3):403-9 - PubMed
    1. Ann Surg. 1977 Oct;186(4):477-80 - PubMed
    1. Am J Surg. 1978 Jul;136(1):113-20 - PubMed
    1. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1964 Dec;119:1312-20 - PubMed