ABSTRACT In patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to medical therapy, total proctocolectomy and posterior ileal-anal pouch anastomosis is the standard surgical therapy. One of the possible complications is pouchitis. Depending on the duration of the symptoms, it can be classified as acute, recurren...
Pouchitis is a frequent complication following proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, mainly
in patients with ulcerative colitis. Though etiology is still unknown, evidence shows that there is a relation
with host microbiota. Management of chronic refractory pouchitis is challenging, and curr...
Objetivo: Analizar las diferencias en los resultados quirúrgicos entre 2 grupos en colitis ulcerosa: proctocolectomía, reservorio ileal y anastomosis reservorio-anal (RIARA), simultáneo con la proctocolectomía (grupo 1) o diferido (grupo 2). Material y método: Estudio retrospectivo en 126 pacientes ...
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative pouch bleeding is a rare but detrimental complication following ileal pouch surgery. It is usually self-limited, however continuous bleeding requires intervention. There is limited published data on its management. DESIGN: Ileoscopy via stoma for loop ileostomy and pouchoscopy vi...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. METHOD: Retrospective analysis of medical records of 49 patients submitted to ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis. RESULTS: Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed in 65% and familial adenom...
