Although ulcerative colitis (UC) can often be managed by taking medications and making lifestyle changes, surgery might be considered if yourtreatment isnt working well enough for you, or if you ...

If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), your first line of treatment will likely be medication. But even with medication, sometimes symptoms continue to flare, tanking your quality of life along the way.

Ileal pouch-related adenocarcinoma remains a rarity; thus, guidelines on treatment are currently lacking. We present this case of a 54-year-old man who underwent restorative proctocolectomy with ...

"The early identification of patients at risk for the development of pouchitis remains an unmet need given that patients developing pouchitis in the first year after IPAA have demonstrated an ...

A laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy is an operation that removes the large intestine. Doctors use it to treat conditions including: Inflammatory conditions of the intestine, such as Crohn's ...

Pouchitis is the most common condition that develops following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. More than one-half of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) develop intermittent pouchitis within 1 year ...

FAZIO, VICTOR WARREN III (2 Feb. 1940-5 July 2015) was an Australian-born colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. His work primarily focused on colorectal cancer and irritable bowel syndrome.

Abdominoperineal resection: usually performed for a lower rectal or anal cancer. Involves the surgical removal of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon, along with associated lymph nodes, resulting in ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

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.

OBJECTIVE: leaks from the body or the tip of the J-pouch can occur after restorative proctocolecotmy. Although it may follow an indolent clinical course, it often requires surgical repair or pouch ...