Continent Ileostomy as an Alternative to End Ileostomy

Table 1

General considerations of continent ileostomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.

	Continent ileostomy	Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis
Surgical configuration	Construction of a pouch and valve, and creation of a continent stoma	Construction of a pouch and anastomosis to the anus
Mortality	Rare	Rare
Pouch failure rate	5-20% [2, 15, 32, 35, 51]	6-16% [9, 10, 56, 60]
Pouch revision rate	21-70% [32, 34, 35, 51]	5-89% [9, 53, 54]
Quality of life	Mostly satisfied	Mostly satisfied