Ileoanal pouch failure is the need for permanent diversion and/or pouchectomy and/or redoing a J-pouch and occurs in 9% to 12% of patients. The most common cause of pouch failure in the studies ...

About one in five ulcerative colitis patients progress to the point where they require total colectomy, the surgical removal of the colon and rectum, followed by the repositioning of the lower end of ...

"These findings are significant, as individuals with delayed closure for nonmedical reasons or pouch complications do not have heightened risk of developing endoscopic pouch inflammation, and, ...

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Philadelphia, Pa. (October 10, 2013) –"Pouchitis" developing after surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with changes in gene expression, which increase along with disease severity, ...

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have linked ulcerative colitis (UC) with reduced levels of secondary bile acids (SBAs) and a relative lack of the gut bacteria that produce them.

As the vice chairman of surgery at Mount Sinai, Harris specializes in treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. A 22-year veteran, he sees 200-300 patients with ulcerative colitis every year.

There are a few different types of common procedures, and your specific situation will determine which is right for you, says Dana Lukin, MD, a gastroenterologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork ...

"Pouchitis" developing after surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with changes in gene expression, which increase along with disease severity, reports a study. "Pouchitis" developing ...