Open AccessInfluence of ileal pouch anal anastomosis on bone loss in ulcerative colitis patients
Author(s) -
Udayakumar Navaneethan,
Ling Shen,
Preethi G.K. Venkatesh,
Jeffrey Hammel,
Viral Patel,
Feza H. Remzi,
Ravi P. Kiran
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.04.008
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , bone mineral , body mass index , univariate analysis , anastomosis , surgery , osteoporosis , multivariate analysis , disease
Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at an increased risk for low bone mineral density (BMD). It is unclear whether proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for UC alters the risk of bone loss. The aim of this study was to compare BMD in UC patients with and without IPAA.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom