Open AccessInflammatory Pouch Conditions Are Common After Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Author(s) -
Maia Kayal,
Michael Plietz,
Anam Rizvi,
Marlana Radcliffe,
Alexa Riggs,
Clara Yzet,
Emily Tixier,
Parth Trivedi,
Ryan C. Ungaro,
Sergey Khaitov,
Patricia Sylla,
Alexander J. Greenstein,
Jean Fréd́eric Colombel,
Marla Dubinsky
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izz227
Subject(s) - pouchitis , medicine , ulcerative colitis , pouch , gastroenterology , proctocolectomy , inflammatory bowel disease , colectomy , anastomosis , refractory (planetary science) , crohn's disease , surgery , disease , physics , astrobiology
Total proctocolectomy (TPC) with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the gold standard surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with medically refractory disease. The aim of this study was to report the rates and risk factors of inflammatory pouch conditions.