The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. For ...

Approximately half the patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) will subsequently have pouchitis, and among those patients, one ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease who underwent restorative proctocolectomy with ileal ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic (long-term) medical condition. It’s a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). UC can cause inflammation and ulcers in the lining of your colon (large intestine) ...

The risk of IPAA adenocarcinoma is very high, even many years after the initial surgical procedure. Therefore, lifelong follow-up and periodic pouch surveillance should be routinely performed.

Your doctor will perform a total proctocolectomy with ileostomy in the hospital. Your surgeon will ask you to arrive a few hours before your scheduled surgery time. After you’ve checked in, you’ll ...

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy (LRPC) without additional abdominal incisions. Two sisters with familial adenomatous polyposis were ...