Obese Patients Undergoing Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis: Short-and Long-term Surgical Outcomes

Background: Ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the preferred surgical treatment for patients with chronic ulcerative colitis. Little is known about the impact of obesity on operative characteristics, short-term postoperative complications and long-term functional outcomes after IPAA. Methods: A retrospective review of all patients undergoing IPAA for chronic ulcerative colitis at a single tertiary referral center between January 2002 and August 2013 was performed. Thirty-day postoperative complications and long-term functional outcomes were analyzed according to body mass index. Results: Nine hundred nine IPAAs (154 obese [body mass index ≥ 30] and 755 not obese [body mass index
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