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Review
. 2007 Jun 28;13(24):3288-300.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i24.3288.

Ileal pouch surgery for ulcerative colitis

Simon P Bach  1 , Neil J Mortensen
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Review

Ileal pouch surgery for ulcerative colitis

Simon P Bach et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing and remitting disease characterised by chronic mucosal and submucosal inflammation of the colon and rectum. Treatment may vary depending upon the extent and severity of inflammation. Broadly speaking medical treatments aim to induce and then maintain remission. Surgery is indicated for inflammatory disease that is refractory to medical treatment or in cases of neoplastic transformation. Approximately 25% of patients with UC ultimately require colectomy. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has become the standard of care for patients with ulcerative colitis who ultimately require colectomy. This review will examine indications for IPAA, patient selection, technical aspects of surgery, management of complications and long term outcome following this procedure.

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Figure 1
Distribution of epithelial subtypes in a typical double-stapled pouch-anal anastomosis. Reprinted with permission from British Journal of Surgery[119].
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