Diverting colostomy is an effective and reversible option for severe hemorrhagic radiation proctopathy

World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG
Zi-Xu YuanTeng-Hui Ma

Abstract

Severe chronic radiation proctopathy (CRP) is difficult to treat. To evaluate the efficacy of colostomy and stoma reversal for CRP. To assess the efficacy of colostomy in CRP, patients with severe hemorrhagic CRP who underwent colostomy or conservative treatment were enrolled. Patients with tumor recurrence, rectal-vaginal fistula or other types of rectal fistulas, or who were lost to follow-up were excluded. Rectal bleeding, hemoglobin (Hb), endoscopic features, endo-ultrasound, rectal manometry, and magnetic resonance imaging findings were recorded. Quality of life before stoma and after closure reversal was scored with questionnaires. Anorectal functions were assessed using the CRP symptom scale, which contains the following items: Watery stool, urgency, perianal pain, tenesmus, rectal bleeding, and fecal/gas incontinence. A total of 738 continual CRP patients were screened. After exclusion, 14 patients in the colostomy group and 25 in the conservative group were included in the final analysis. Preoperative Hb was only 63 g/L ± 17.8 g/L in the colostomy group compared to 88.2 g/L ± 19.3 g/L (P < 0.001) in the conservative group. All 14 patients in the former group achieved complete remission of bleeding, and the colostomy wa...Continue Reading

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