Could Total Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis Be an Alternative to Total Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Selected Ulcerative Colitis Patients?

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(a) Incidence of IRA failure, due to proctitis, in the two consecutive periods of our experience. A significant difference exists between the two curves (). (b) Cumulative incidence of IRA and IPAA failure during twenty-year period after surgery in our experience.

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