• Alberto Luiz Monteiro Meyer, Magaly Gêmeo Teixeira, Maristela Gomes de Almeida, Desidério Roberto Kiss, Sergio Carlos Nahas, and Ivan Cecconello.
• Rectum and Colon Service, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. almmeyer@yahoo.com
• Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009 Jan 1; 64 (9): 877883877-83.

ObjectiveTo evaluate, by means of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), the quality of life of ulcerative colitis patients submitted to proctocolectomy with sphincter preservation using J-pouch reconstruction over ten years ago.MethodsThe study consisted of 36 patients interviewed using the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire. The score scale, resulting from the addition of each answer, ranged from 32 to 224, where the highest score indicates the best quality of life. The chi square test was used to verify the existence of meaningful differences between the results of the questionnaire and age, and gender proportion. For each section, as well as for all of them combined, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to verify if there were differences in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire scores among the groups in relation to the proportions.ResultsAfter applying the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, it was determined that quality of life was considered excellent for 9 (25%), good for 11 (30.6%), regular for 13 (36.1%), and bad for 3 (8.3%) patients. In our study, we determined that 85% of the patients were pleased with and thankful for the surgery that they underwent.ConclusionWe can conclude that the possibility of sphincter preservation should always be taken into account, since patients remain clinically stable and have a high quality of life even after long periods.

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