Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) is routinely performed in patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo colectomy. 1-4 Idiopathic inflammation of the pouch ...

We will review the data supporting the use of both ciclosporin and infliximab, with comparison of the long-term outcomes with use of restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch–anal anastomosis ...

Proctocolectomy with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) or J-pouch is the most common UC surgery. It's highly successful, and more than 90 in 100 people report positive long-term results.

Though pouchitis can develop in up to 80% of patients after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), Akiyama said endoscopic phenotypes have not yet been clarified.

The drug appeared to be effective in treating chronic pouchitis -- an idiopathic inflammation of the pouch that was created during restorative proctocolectomy, with symptoms that last longer than ...

Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA) Reconstruction after Proctocolectomy. Master. Media Component. Credit. Scott Holmes, CMI. Content. A proctocolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the large ...

Total proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the surgical treatment of choice for patients with refractory ulcerative colitis (UC).

Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis developed ileal adenomas more often than patients with end ileostomy after proctocolectomy, according to research ...

A group of researchers headed by Professors Patrizia Brigidi and Massimo Campieri utilized a comparative proteomic approach to profile protein expression in mucosal biopsies from patients with ...