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Complications of the Ileal Pouch

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In patients with ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis, ileal pouch surgery is the preferred method for restoring continuity after total proctocolectomy. Pouch-related complications can impact quality of life, require multiple repeat interventions, and risk pouch failure. Modifying patients’ risk factors and considering the range of pouch-specific complications before, during, and after pouch surgery can potentially reduce the risk of these adverse events and improve overall outcomes.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Daniel L. Feingold

  2. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center and Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NJ, USA

    P. Ravi Kiran

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Correspondence to P. Ravi Kiran .

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

  2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Tracy L. Hull

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Neil Hyman

  4. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA

    Justin A. Maykel

  5. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Thomas E. Read

  6. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Charles B. Whitlow

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Feingold, D.L., Kiran, P.R. (2019). Complications of the Ileal Pouch. In: Steele, S., Hull, T., Hyman, N., Maykel, J., Read, T., Whitlow, C. (eds) The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01165-9_51

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