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What would be the reason(s) for having an ileoproctostomy?
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UC sometimes.: This is sometime the procedure done for colectomy for ulcerative colitis. Advantage is no ileostomy.Disadvantage is rectum still has to be monitored for dysplasia and cancer.
Answered 9/29/2016
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