Restorative surgery for ulcerative colitis in the elderly: an analysis of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis procedures from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

In a national analysis, there was a trend of increasing 3-stage vs. 2-stage IPAA for UC in older Americans. Complications and complication-associated costs were comparable across approaches, suggesting that the choice of procedure type should be based on the specific patient comorbidities and surgeon preferences.