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Review
. 2023 Sep;48(9):2944-2955.
doi: 10.1007/s00261-023-03803-6. Epub 2023 Feb 5.

MRI of the ileal pouch

Chenchan Huang  1 , Bari Dane  2 , Cynthia Santillan  3 , Justin Ream  4
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Review

MRI of the ileal pouch

Chenchan Huang et al. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Ileal pouch surgery is the surgical gold standard treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). However, ileal pouch surgery is a technically challenging procedure and is associated with high morbidity. Clinical presentations of pouch complications are often nonspecific but imaging can identify many of these complications and is essential in clinical management. This paper will focus on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the ileal pouch, including recommended MRI protocol and approach to imaging interpretation with an emphasis on those ileal pouch complications particularly well evaluated with MRI.

Keywords: Ileal pouch; Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; MRI pouch; Pouch complication; Pouch dysfunction; Pouchitis.

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