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ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2019

Sexual function after proctectomy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A prospective study.

Antonios Gklavas, Christofis Kyprianou, Georgios Exarchos, Linda Metaxa, Athanasios Dellis, Ioannis Papaconstantinou

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Article in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonios Gklavas2nd Surgical Department, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Christofis Kyprianou2nd Surgical Department, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Georgios Exarchos2nd Surgical Department, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Linda MetaxaDepartment of Radiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
Athanasios Dellis2nd Surgical Department, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis Papaconstantinou2nd Surgical Department, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSt Bartholomew's Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsInflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) show a multifactorial impact on patients' quality of life, including sexual function (SF). The need for surgical intervention remains high, whereas proctectomy is frequently required in these patients. We tried to evaluate the impact of pelvic dissection during proctectomy in IBD patients' SF. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe conducted a prospective study, examining the pre- and postoperative (at 6 months) SF of 57 IBD patients that underwent proctectomy in our surgical department, in the period between 2010 and 2016. The 5-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and the Female Sexual Function Index were our research tools for men and women, respectively. We tried to evaluate the impact of gender, age, type of the disease, and surgical procedure on postoperative outcome.

resultsIleal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) was offered to 45 patients, whereas 12 patients underwent total proctocolectomy with permanent end ileostomy (TPC). Men showed a non-significant improvement in median IIEF-5 score after proctectomy (22.0 vs 23.0, p=0.152). The majority of men had no erectile dysfunction either before (56.4%) or after (51.3%) surgery (p=0.599). Changes remained insignificant for subgroup analysis according to age, disease and surgical procedure. Female patients had also a non-significant improvement in overall median score (23.0 vs 24.1, p=0.856). Women's score remained below the cut-off value of 26.5 for almost every subgroup analyzed.

conclusionsProctectomy did not affect SF of IBD patents six months after surgery. Female patients seem to face more frequently a poor SF compared to men.

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Sexual BehaviorAdultColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleHumansIleostomyInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMalePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodProctectomyProctocolectomy, RestorativeProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSex Factors

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PMCPMC6883999
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