Risk of Rectal Cancer After Colectomy for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: A National Cohort Study Maie Abdalla, Kalle Landerholm, Peter Andersson, Roland E. Andersson, Pär Myrelid Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages 1055-1060.e2 (July 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.036 Copyright © 2017 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow chart of the study population. A total of 7889 patients with ulcerative colitis had a colectomy during 1964 to 2010. After exclusion of 95 patients with inconsistent registration and 1908 patients with proctocolectomy, 5886 patients remained who underwent surgery with subtotal colectomy for analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017 15, 1055-1060.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.036) Copyright © 2017 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Cumulative risk for rectal cancer after an ileorectal anastomosis (Kaplan–Meier survival curve). CC, colon cancer. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017 15, 1055-1060.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.036) Copyright © 2017 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Cumulative risk for rectal cancer in a diverted rectum (Kaplan–Meier survival curve). CC, colon cancer. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017 15, 1055-1060.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2016.11.036) Copyright © 2017 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions