TABLE 1.
Summary of recommendations from the international guidelines
| First author and publication date (ref.) | Endoscopic surveillance – patients with IRA | Indications for secondary proctectomy patients with IRA | Endoscopic surveillance – patients with IPAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasen et al., 20087 | Every 3 to 6 months | Multiple large adenomas (> 5 mm) Adenomas with dysplasia | Every 6 to 12 months |
| Balmaña et al., 2013, ESMO8 | Every 12 months | No recommendations | Every 12 months |
| Stoffel et al., 2015, ASCO9 | Every 6 to 12 months | No recommendations | Every 6 months to 5 years (Intervals should be determined on a case-by-case basis and may be even shorter than 1 year for some individuals) |
| Sygnal et al., 2015, ACG10 | Every 12 months | No recommendations | Every 12 months |
| Herzig et al., 2017, ASCRS4 | Every 12 months | No recommendations | Every 12 months |
| Van Leerdam ME et al., 2019, ESGE53 | Every 12 to 24 months | No recommendations | Every 12 to 24 months |
| Yang J et al., 2020, ASGE54 | 6 months after surgery with 6 to 12 months further surveillance interval | 12 months after surgery with 12 to 24 months further surveillance interval. 6 months if advance adenoma |
[i] ACG = American College of Gastroenterology; ASCO = American Society of Clinical Oncology; ASCRS = American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; ASGE = American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; ESGE = European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; ESMO = European Society for Medical Oncology; IPAA = ileal pouch anal anastomosis; IRA = ileorectal anastomosis

FIGURE 1.
Flowchart of the systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) schema.
TABLE 2.
Characteristics of included studies
| First author and publication date (ref.) | No. of patients | Country | Setting | Study design | Surgery performed (period) | Study population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aelvoet et al., 202355 | 144 (111 IPAA, 33 ileostomy) | The Netherlands | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | / | IPAA, ileostomy |
| Tatsuta et al., 202356 | 65 (22 IRA, 20 IPAA) | Japan | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1976–2022 | IRA, IPAA |
| Anele et al., 202257 | 199 (199 IRA) | United Kingdom | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1990–2017 | IRA |
| Colletti et al., 202258 | 715 (715 IRA) | Italy | Multicentre | Retrospective analysis of the Registry | 1977–2021 | IRA |
| Pasquer et al., 202159 | 289 (197 IRA, 92 IPAA) | France | Multicentre | Retrospective analysis of the Registry | 1965–2015 | IRA, IPAA |
| Ardoino et al., 202060 | 925 (585 IRA, 340 IPAA) | Italy | Multicenter | Retrospective analysis of the Registry | 1947–2015 | IRA, IPAA |
| Tajika et al., 201916 | 47 (14 IRA, 25 IPAA, 8 ileostomy) | Japan | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1965–2017 | IRA, IPAA and ileostomy |
| Ganschow et al., 201861 | 192 | Germany | Singe | Cohort/Prospective and retrospective analysis of Polyposis Registry | Endoscopy data collected during 2010–2013 | IPAA |
| Kariv et al., 201762 | 45 | Israel | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1986–2013 | IPAA |
| Patel et al., 201642 | 21 (6 IRA, 5 IPAA, 10 intact colon) | Indianapolis, USA | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | Endoscopies performed between 2004–2016 | IRA, IPAA and intact colon |
| Walsh et al., 201663 | 1 | Ireland | Single | Case report | 1987 | IPAA - cancer |
| Maehata et al., 201520 | 27 | Japan | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1990–2004 | IRA |
| Ganschow et al., 201550 | 100; 50 hand-sewn and 50 stapled anastomoses | Germany | Single | Cohort/Prospective | ? | Hand-sewn vs. stapled anastomosis |
| Goldstein et al., 201563 | 59 | Israel | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1986–2013 | IPAA |
| Zahid et al., 201564 | 27 | Australia | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1984–2011 | IPAA |
| Kennedy et al., 201465 | 95; 85 hand-sewn and 1 stapled anastomosis | Rochester, Mayo Clinic, USA | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1987–2011 | IPAA |
| Koskenvuo et al., 201322 | 140 | Finland | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1963–2012 | IRA |
| Pommaret et al., 201335 | 118 | France | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | / | IPAA and IRA |
| Boostrom et al., 201366 | 117 | Rochester, Mayo Clinic, USA | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1972–2007 | IPAA |
| Ozdemir et al., 201337 | 260; 86 hand-sewn and 175 stapled anastomoses | Cleveland, USA | Single | Analysis of polyposis registry | 1983–2010 | Hand-sewn vs. stapled anastomosis |
| Wasmuth et al., 201367 | 61; 39 hand-sewn with mucosectomy and 22 without of which 15 were stapled and 7 hand-sewn anastomoses | Norway | Multicenter | Analysis of polyposis registry | 1986–2008 | IPAA (mucosectomy vs. no-mucosectomy) |
| Yan et al., 201268 | 42 (33 IPAA; 6 IRA ?) | China | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1988–2008 | IPAA and IRA |
| Makni et al., 201269 | 1 | Tunisia | Single | Case report | 1996 | IPAA - cancer |
| Tonelli et al., 201251 | 69 | Italy | Single | Cohort/Prospective data collection | 1984–2008 | IPAA |
| von Roon et al., 201170 | 140; 44 hand-sewn and 76 stapled anastomoses | UK | Single | Retrospective analysis of St. Mark’s Hospital Polyposis Registry | 1978–2007 | Hand-sewn vs. stapled anastomosis |
| Banasiewicz et al., 201132 | 165 | Poland | Bicenter | Bicenter/Retrospective analysis | 1985–2009 operated, Clinical data from endoscopy FUP between 2004–2009 | IPAA |
| Booij et al., 201018 | 43 (34 IRA) | The Netherlands | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1977–2005 | IRA and IPAA |
| Sinha et al., 201026 | 427 | UK | Single | Retrospective analysis of St. Mark’s Hospital Polyposis Registry | 1990–2008 | IRA |
| Ault et al., 200971 | 2 | Los Angeles, USA | Single | Case series | 1990, 1993 | IPAA - cancer |
| Nieuwenhuis et al., 200927 | 475 | Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands | Multicenter | Analysis of polyposis registry | / | IRA |
| Yamaguchi et al., 200925 | 59 | Japan | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1962–2007 | IRA |
| Friederich et al., 200831 | 212; 71 hand-sewn with mucosectomy and 115 stapled anastomoses | The Netherlands | Single | Analysis of National Polyposis Registry | 1985–2005 | IPAA |
| Campos et al., 200819 | 36 | Brasil | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | 1977–2006 | IRA and IPAA |
| Bullow et al., 200824 | 776; 576 operated in pre-pouch period and 200 in pouch period starting in 1990 | Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands | Multicenter | Analysis of polyposis registry | 1950–2006 | IRA |
| Gleeson et al., 200830 | 16 | Rochester, Mayo Clinic, USA | Single | Cohort/Retrospective analysis | 1964–2003(Analysis of endoscopies between 1992–2006) | IPAA and IRA |
| Lee et al., 200872 | 1 | Korea | Single | Case report | 1998 | IPAA - cancer |
| Linehan et al., 200773 | 1 | Ireland | Single | Case report | 1997 | IPAA - cancer |
| Valanzano et al., 200728 | 25 | Italy | Single | Cohort/Prospective | 1986–2004 | IRA |
| Moussata et al., 200717 | 21 | France | Single | Cohort/Retrospective | / | IPAA and IRA |
| Ulas et al., 200674 | 1 | Turkey | Single | Case report | 1993 | IPAA - cancer |
| Campos et al., 200519 | 1 | Brazil | Single | Case report | / | IPAA - cancer |
| Groves et al., 200534 | 60 | UK | Single | Retrospective analysis of St. Mark’s Hospital Polyposis Registry | / | IPAA |
| Vroueraets et al., 200475 | 2 | The Netherlands | Single | Case report | 1990, 1991 | IPAA – cancer |
| Ooi et al., 200336 | 2 | Cleveland, USA | Single | Case report | / | IPAA – cancer |
| Church et al., 200338 | 197; 62 operated in pre-pouch period and 135 in pouch period starting in 1983 | Cleveland, USA | Single | Analysis of polyposis registry | 1950–1999 | IRA |
| Cherki et al., 200376 | 1 | France | Single | Case report | / | IPAA - cancer |
| Thompson-Fawcett et al., 200177 | 33 | Canada | Single | Cohort/Prospective | / | IPAA |
| Church et al., 200115 | 213 (165 IRA) | Cleveland, USA | Single | Analysis of polyposis registry | / | IRA and IPAA |
| Brown et al., 200178 | 1 | Singapore | Single | Case report | / | IPAA - cancer |
| Bertario et al., 200023 | 371 | Italy | Multicenter | Retrospective analysis of Hereditary tumor registry | 1955–1997 | IRA |
| Vuilleumier et al., 200079 | 1 | UK | Single | Case report | 1990 | IPAA - cancer |
| Jenner et al., 199821 | 55 | Australia | Single | Analysis of polyposis registry | ?–1994 | IRA |
| Bassuini et al., 199680 | 1 | UK | Single | Case report | 1991 | IPAA - cancer |
| Hoehner et al., 19946 | 1 | Iowa, USA | Single | Case report | / | IPAA - cancer |
TABLE 3.
Rate of adenoma development in the neoterminal ileum in patients after ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) and ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA)
| First author and publication date (ref.) | Adenomas in the neoterminal ileum – after primary IPAA; n (%) | Cumulative risk for development of neoterminal adenomas | Years since surgery | Risk factor for adenomas in neoterminal ileum | Rate of adenomas in the neoterminal ileum – after primary IRA; n (%) | Years since surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajika et al., 201916 | 4/24 (16.7) | 4.4% at 20 years and 36% at 30 years after primary surgery | 23.1 ± 5.8 | 0/14 (0.0) | ||
| Boostrom et al., 201366 | 4/33 polyps (12.0) | |||||
| Pommaretet et al., 201335 | 9/118 (6.5) | Presence of pouch adenomas (OR, 2.16, P = 0.007) | ||||
| Booij et al., 201018 | 5/34 (14.7) 2 patients had resection of neo-terminal ileum, one due to LGD and other due to HGD adenoma. | |||||
| Gleeson et al., 200830 | 3/13 (23.1) | Median 6.5 (0–15) | 4/16 (25.0) | Median 12 (1–29) | ||
| Moussata et al., 200717 | Mean 17.6 +-7.8(6–35) Mean from colectomy to diagnosis: 16.4+-8.5 (5–30) | 10/21 (47.6) of which 2 were advanced adenomas. | ||||
| Groves et al., 200534 | 2/20 (10.0) | 6 (1–14) | 1/47 (2.0%) | 12 (0–39) | ||
| Thompson-Fawcett et al., 200177 | 1/24 (4.2) | Median 7 (1–19) |
TABLE 4.
Patient characteristics and rate of rectal remnant cancer rate in patients after ileorectal anastomosis (IRA)
| First author and publication date | Proportion of man; n / (%) | APC mutation Underwent n/(%); Positive in; n/(%) | Follow-up (years/months) since surgery | Years since surgery to cancer diagnosis | Age at surgery | Age at cancer diagnosis | Rectal remnant cancer rate; n/(%) | Cumulative risk for rectal cancer | Rectal cancer mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colletti et al., 202258 | 57.4% | 93.6% / | / | Median of 13 years | / | / | 47 / 715 (6.57) | / | 14/47 (29.8%) at median follow up of 13 years. |
| Pasquer et al., 202159 | 95 (48.2) | / | / | / | / | / | 12 / (6.1); 1 was metastatic, 2 were resected endoscopically, 10 surgically | / | / |
| Maehata et al., 201520 | 16 (59.3) |
| 21.1 (3–35) | / | Median 27 years (9–66) | / | 10/27 (37.0); 6/10 cancers were TisN0M0 | 8% at 10 years; 19% at 20 years; 57% at 30 years | 3/27 (11.1) |
| Koskenvuo et al., 201322 | 59 (42.1) | / | Median 15 years (0–44) | / | Mean 36 years (18–71) | Cumulative risk 2% at 40 years age; 7% at 50; 13% at 60 years age and 16 % at 70 years age. | 18/140 (13%) | 3% at 5 years; 4% at 10 years; 11% at 20 years; 24% at 30 years after IRA | 10/140 (7%); 5-year survival 55%. Cumulative risk for death due to rectal cancer after IRA: 2% at 5 years, 3% at 10 years and 9% at 30 years. |
| Booij et al., 201018 | 19 (44.2) | / | / | / | Median 16 (7–25) | / | 3/34 (8.8) | / | 2/34 (5.8) |
| Sinha et al., 201026 | 232 (54.3) |
| Median 15 years (7–25) | / | Median 21 years (11–67) | / | 48/427 (11.2%) | / | / |
| Yamaguchi et al., 200925 | 35 (59.3) | / | Median 8.9 years | / | Median 30 years (13–65) | / | 17/59 (30%) | / | 5-year survival 94%; 10-year survival 94%. |
| Nieuwenhuis et al., 200927 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 3.7% for group 1; 9.3% for group 2; 8.3% for group 3.% | / |
| Campos et al., 200819 | / | / | 91.1 (3–557) | / | Mean 45.8 years | Mean 50.6 years | 6/36 (16.7) | 17.2% at 5 years; 24.1% at 10 years; 43.1% after 15 years | / |
| Gleeson et al., 200830 | / | / | FUP initiated median 12 (1–29) years after surgery | / | / | 40 and 59 years. | 2/16 (12.5) | / | / |
| Bullow et al., 200824 | 401 (51.7) | / | Median 7 years (0–13). Patients were operated between 1950–2006 | Median 27 (7–75) | / | 60/776 (7.7%) (56/576; 10% and 4/200; 2%) | 10-year cumulative risk 4.4% [95% CI 2.6–6.2] in pre-pouch era; 10-year cumulative risk 2.5% [95% CI 0–5.5] in pouch era; | / | |
| Moussata et al., 200717 They only watched ileal muocas above the IRA | 10 (47.6) |
| Mean 8.4 years ± 5 since colectomy | / | / | / | 0/21 (0.0) | / | / |
| Church et al., 200338 | 92 / (46.7) | / | Pre-pouch era: 212 months (IQR 148 months); Pouch era: 60 months (IQR 80 months) | / | Median age 23 years (IQR 15.5 years pre-pouch and 17 years pouch) | / | 8 (12.9%) in the pre-pouch era and 0 in pouch era. | / | / |
| Bertario et al., 200023 | 206/371 (55.5) |
| Median 81 months | Median 102 months (1–26 years) | Mean 32 years | / | 27/371 (7.3) |
| 6/371 (1.6) |
| Jenner et al., 199821 | 25/55 (45.0) | 55/(100.0) | Median 10 (1–31) | / | Mean age 30 (13–62) | Median 41 | 7/55 (12.7) | / | / |
TABLE 5.
Patient characteristics and rate of adenomas in patients after primary ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA)
| First author and publication date | Sex (man); n (%) | APC mutation Underwent; n (%); Positive in; n (%) | Distinguish between pouch body and rectal cuff | Follow-up (months/years) | Time from surgery to first adenomas (years) | Age at surgery (years) | Rate of adenomas (≥ 1 polyp) | Size of adenomas, mm | Histology of adenomas; n (%) | Number of Adenomas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aelvoet AS et al., 202355 | 81 (56) |
| Yes | Median 152 (77–240) | 15% at 5 years; 48% at 10 years; 85% at 20 years. | Median 24 (18–32) | Median 5 (3–15) | Tubular adenomas 31 (28%), Tubulovillous 26 (23%), Villous 5 (5%) | Prepouch ileum 4(2–13), Pouch body 20 (5–50), rectal cuff 6 (3–10) | |
| Tajika et al., 201926 | 16 (47.1) | / | Yes | Median 21.6 (3.7–8.8) | 32 (35.9) of patients showed progression of pouch adenomas during FUP | Median 34.6 (17–52) | 24/34 (70.6) | 2–40 mm | 6 advanced adenomas (25.0) | 1–300 |
| Ganschow et al., 201861 | 100 (52.1) |
| No | Median 12.8 (9–17) for patients with pouch adenomas and (2.5–12.2) for patients without pouch adenomas; | 32 (35.9) of patients showed progression of pouch adenomas during FUP | 27.5 years (10.2–58.5) | 90/192 (46.9) at a median of 8.5 years (0.9–25.1) after IPAA. 5 years after IPAA 84.9% patients free of adenoma; 15 years after 40.4% and 20 years after 21.9% patients were free of adenomas. | 53/192 (58.9) ≤ 4 mm; 24/192 (26.7) 5 – 10 mm; 13/192 (14.4) ≥ 10 mm | Tubular adenomas in 69/192 (76.7); tubulovillous adenomas in 16/192 (17.8); villous in 5/192 (5.6) | 46/192 (51.1) had < 4; 14/192 (15.6) 5–10; 30/192 (33.3) > 10 adenomas |
| Goldstein et al., 201563 | 24 (41.0) | Yes | Mean 11.6 years +-14.6 years | Median adenoma free time interval since surgery; Cuff 10.8 years Pouch 16.9 years | Mean 30.8 years +-10.8 years | 35/59 (59.0);
| / | All LGD | / | |
| Zahid et al., 201519 | 14 (51.8) | No | Mean 9.2 years | Median; 72 months (18–249) | Median 31 years (14–65) | 12/27 (44.0) | / | Only 1 polyp HGD (< 99%) | / | |
| Kennedy et al., 201466 | 43 (45.0) | Watched only anastomosis | Mean 7.6 (0 – 24) | Mean 15.4 (4–20) | 9/95 (9.4) | |||||
| Pommaretet et al., 201336 |
| / | Median 15 years | 25 years (9−61 years) | 57/118 (48.3) | > 10 mm:12 | 94% LGD; 6% HGD |
| ||
| Boostrom et al., 201366 | 52 (44.5) | Yes | 125 months (25–423 months) | 12.4 years (15–405 months) | 26 years (4–60 years) | 30/117 (25.6) | 5.9 mm (2 mm to 20 mm) | 22 LGD, 8 tubulovillous | / | |
| Wasmuth et al., 201367 | 34 (55.7) | / | Yes (body and anastomosis) | Cumulative rate of adenomas at 28 years 17% for mucosectomy group and 75% at 15 years in a group without mucosectomy (P < 0.0001) | 20 (10–49) |
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| Tonelli et al., 201251 | / | 45 (65%) | No | Median 133 months (12–288 months) | Mean 7 years (1–15 years) | 33 years (17–63 years) | 25 (36.0) | Mean 3 mm (1–40) | Adenomas, dysplasia not specified | Mean 8 (1–47) |
| Yan et al., 201268 | 30 (71.5) | / | Yes | Median 7.2 (2.2–20) | 29 (16–65) | At the anastomosis 6/33 (18.2) | / | / | / | |
| Banasiewicz et al., 201133 | 79 (47.9) | / | / | Endoscopies performed 2–19 years since surgery. |
| 21/165 (12.7) | LGD - 21/32 (65.6); HGD - 11/32 (34.4) | |||
| Gleeson et al., 200831 | / | / | Yes | / | FUP began median 6.5 (0–15) after surgery | / | 13/13 (100): 10/13 pouch body; 2/13 anastomosis; 3/13 ileum above anastomosis | < 5 mm | / | 5–30 |
| Friederich et al., 200832 | 119 (56.0) | / | / | Mean 7.9 (0.4–20.3 years) |
| Mean 30.0 years (10–62.6 years) | 47/212 (35%) | / | / | / |
| Campos et al., 200817 | / | / | No | 50.8 (5–228) | 3/26 (11.5) | |||||
| Moussata et al., 200725 | 12 (57.1) |
| Yes (only polyps in the ileal mucosa of the pouch body are described) | Mean 5.4 +- 2.6 (1–11) | Mean 4.7+-3.3 years (1–14) | 17/23 (74.0) | Mean size 5.2 mm +-3.4 mm; 3 polyps were > 10 mm. | LGD 16/17 (94.1); HGD 1/17 (5.9) | / | |
| Groves et al., 200535 | 35 (58.3) | / | Between pouch and above anastomosis ileum | 6 years (1–17 years) | / | 32.5 years (13–66 years) | 34/60 (57%) of which 5 were > 10 mm / 11 were advance adenomas | Mean size 5 mm (1–40 mm) | / | Median number 4 |
| Thompson-Fawcett et al., 200177 | / |
| Only pouch body | / | / | / | 20/33 (60.0) adenomas | 1–3 mm | / | Median 10 (1–100) Also lymphoid hyperplasia included |
TABLE 6.
Cancer rate after primary ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA)
| First author and publication date (ref.) | No of patients | Age at cancer diagnosis (years) | Time to cancer (years) | Interval since last surveillance endoscopy and findings | Endoscopic findings at diagnosis | Location | Staging of cancer and status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aelvoet et al., 202355 | 3/111 (2.7%) | / | / | / | / | / | Pouch excision |
| Pasquer et al., 202158 | 1/92 (1.1) | 30 | / | 1 month | Pouch body | Endoscopic resection | |
| Ganschow et al., 201861 | 1 | / | 27 | / | / | Pouch body | Resection and reconstruction of a new pouch - alive |
| Walsh et al., 201663 | 1 | 54 | / | Regular annual surveillance | New endoscopy due to anemia and rectal blood loos | Anastomosis | T3N2Mx, resection and ileostomy, alive during last FUP. |
| Wasmuth et al., 201367 | 1 | / | 11 | / | / | Rectal cuff | Resection and ileostomy - alive |
| Boostrom et al., 201366 | 1 | / | 23.7 | / | / | Pouch body | Transanal resection - alive |
| Ozdemir et al., 201338 | 4 | / |
| Regular annual surveillance | / | All ATZ |
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| Makni et al., 201269 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 months | Polyps, LGD? | Pouch body? | Pouch excision – died 12 months later dissemination |
| Tonelli et al., 201251 | 2 |
| 10 |
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| Excision with ileostomy, T3N0M0, died 6 months later dissemination/Excision with ileostomy, T2N0M0, alive after 56 month FUP |
| voon Roon et al., 201170 | 1 | / | 13 | / | / | Pouch body | Excision of a pouch – died 2 years of disseminated disease |
| Banasiewicz et al., 201133 | 5 | / | / | / | / | Pouch body | / |
| Ault et al., 200971 | 2 |
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| Pain and blood per rectum, 3 cm mass/Sacral pain, bleeding ulcer | Pouch body / Pouch body | T2N1Mx, died of AMI prior treatment / Metastatic disease, chemotherapy |
| Tajika et al., 200983 | 2 |
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| 30×25 mm cancer / Polyposis and 25 × 25 mm polyp | Pouch body/Kock’s pouch body |
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| Lee et al., 200871 | 1 | / | 7 | / | Ulcerating tumor | Pouch body | T4N1M0, APR ileostomy. Developed metastases 2 years later. |
| Friederich et al., 200832 | 4 |
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| / | All pouch body |
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| Linehan et al., 200772 | 1 | 40 | 10 | / | Pelvic pain, discharge | Pouch body (patient had ileostomy but pouch was left in situ) | Excision. At last FUP patient was well. |
| Ulas et al., 200674 | 1 | / | 9 | / | / | Anastomosis | Dukes B, APR, metachronous cancer after 1 year |
| Campos et al., 200519 | 1 | / | 12 | No FUP | Presented with rectal bleeding | Pouch body | T2N0Mx, APR and ileostomy, patient well at 6 years FUP. |
| Vroueraets et al., 200475 | 2 |
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| 5 years normal, then 2 and 1 years (both multiple LGD adenomas refused surgery) / Regular FUP every 2 years | Presented after 1 year with rectal bleeding /Normal. Routine biopsies at subsequent FUP revealed adenoca. |
| T2N0M0, APR, alive 1 year later / T4N0M0, APR, alive 8 months later |
| Cherki et al., 200376 | 1 | 35 | 3.5 | 1.5 years | / | Pouch body | T3N1M1, resection with ileostomy, died 1 month later |
| Ooi et al., 200336 | 2 |
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| T3NOMO, APR, ileostomy, died 2.5 years later dissemination / T2N0M0, transanal excision with ileostomy (refused APR), died 4 years later, dissemination |
| Brown et al., 200178 | 1 | 44 | 7 years 4 months | Under FUP every 6 months | / | Anastomosis | / |
| Vuilleumier et al., 200079 | 1 | 38 | 7 | No FUP | / | Anastomosis | Resection with ileostomy – died 12 months later dissemination |
| Palkar et al., 199715 | 1 | 39 | 4.7 | 3 months | ? | Pouch body | T4NOM? - alive |
| Kim et al., 199715 | 1 | / | / | / | / | Pouch body? | / |
| Bassuini et al., 199680 | 1 | 31 | 3 | No FUP | / | Pouch body | / |
| Von Herbay et al., 199614 | 1 | 33 | 8 | Anastomosis | T1N0M0 | ||
| Hoehner et al., 19947 | 1 | 34 | 20 | / | / | Anastomosis | / |

FIGURE 2.
Surveillance endoscopy in a 48-year old patient with FAP after colectomy with IRA revealed 18 m LST-G (A). After submucosal injection with gelofusine, indigo carmine and adrenaline, piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection (pEMR) (B) was performed.

FIGURE 3.
Surveillance endoscopy in a 49-year old patient with FAP after proctocolectomy with IPAA revealed 25 mm LST-G mixed type lesion in the rectal cuff. Lesion was spreading from the anastomosis to the dentate line. Patient had undergone surgery five years earlier and did not show up for endoscopy follow-up since then (A). Lesion was removed with pEMR (B).