Pouch failures following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis

Sexuality and fertility outcomes following hand-sewn versus stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis

Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis--the Rhode Island experience.

Victor E. Pricolo, MD INDICATIONS AND RATIONALE FOR SURGERY IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS Despite significant progress in the medical management of ulcerative colitis (UC), over 20% of patients affected by this chronic and medically incurable disease still require surgical intervention. There are three main groups of indications for an operation in UC: acute lifethreatening complications, medical intr...

[Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis: complications and long term functional results].

BACKGROUND The ileo anal-pouch-anastomosis (IPAA) is the treatment of choice for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). AIM To analyze the surgical outcomes, long term evolution and functional results of IPAA. MATERIAL AND METHODS All patients subjected to an IPAA, from 1984 to 2006 were identified from a prospectively constructed inflammatory bowel disease database. Surgical variables, pos...

Short- and long-term outcomes of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis.

UNLABELLED Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was an important advancement in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. The aim of this study was to determine whether early complications of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis are associated with poor late functional results. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty patients were operated on from 1986 to 2000, 62 patients with ileostomy a...

Risks and benefits of ileal pouch–anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis

There have been rapid advances in medical and surgical therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC), including the widespread use of immuno­ modulators and biological agents, and routine application of restorative procto colectomy. Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch– anal anastomosis (IPAA) has become the sur­ gical treatment of choice for patients with medically refractory UC or colitis­assoc...