A proctocolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the large intestine and rectum. This procedure is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and familial adenomatous polyposis.

Whether hand-sewn ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) or stapled IPAA provides better functional outcome following restorative proctocolectomy in patients with IBD, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP ...

A group of researchers utilized a comparative proteomic approach to profile protein expression in mucosal biopsies from patients with chronic refractory pouchitis following antibiotic or probiotic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis developed ileal adenomas more ...

Ileoanal pouch failure is the need for permanent diversion and/or pouchectomy and/or redoing a J-pouch and occurs in 9% to 12% of patients. The most common cause of pouch failure in the studies ...

Overall, the number of patients discharged from hospitals with an ulcerative colitis diagnosis increased between 2009 and 2018, but the number of patients opting for ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AUSTIN, Texas — An initial analysis of postoperative pouchitis phenotypes linked cuffitis to independent ...

To study the question of costs of therapy and their drivers, Stefan Holubar, MD, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical School in ...

In choosing the appropriate surgical option for patients with colon cancer and Lynch syndrome, goals of treatment are to maximize life expectancy while preserving quality of life. This study ...