Dysfunction of the continent ileostomy: Clinical features and bacteriology

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The pathogenesis and treatment of dysfunction of the continent ileostomy was investigated in 12 patients, five of whom had asymptomatic malabsorption and seven of whom had acute complaints. The number of anaerobic bacteria in jejunal aspirates was increased in patients with pouch malfunction (range 103 to 108/g aspirate), but the microbiology of ileal effluent and the morphology of the ileal mucosa could not be correlated with dysfunction. Bile acid breath tests and lactose tolerance tests were not, however, reliable indicators of jejunal bacterial overgrowth. The symptoms, the malabsorption, and the number of jejunal and ileal anaerobic bacteria decreased in patients during treatment with metronidazole, implicating overgrowth of anaerobic flora in the pathogenesis of the syndrome.

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Kelly, D. G., Phillips, S. F., Kelly, K. A., Weinstein, W. M., & Gilchrist, M. J. (1983). Dysfunction of the continent ileostomy: Clinical features and bacteriology. Gut, 24(3), 193–201. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.24.3.193

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