Functional outcome and quality of life in older patients (>55 years) undergoing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis have been incompletely studied. Our aim was to update our understanding on how the age of the patient at the time of surgery influences functional outcome and quality of life after IPAA.
Division of Colorectal Surgery and the Department of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn, USA.