Background:In patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)for whom medical therapy is unsuccessful or who develop colitis-as-sociated neoplasia,restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)is of...
Introduction Pouchitis is a common complication in those with restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis(IPAA).Some patients may develop chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis and its management c...
Background:Chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis(CARP)is a complication of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA),which poses a therapeutic challenge.Vedolizumab,a gut-selective monoclonal antibody to the a4b7 of integr...
Background:In symptomatic patients with an ileal pouch,stool studies are often sent to diagnose enteric pathogens.Aim of this study is to find the value of routine stool studies in the evaluation of symptomatic patien...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT)has been shown to be efficacious in treating various conditions,including perianal Crohn’s disease.Here we present a case of a 59-year-old male with a history of ulcerative colitis,who ...
Background:Clostridium difficile infection(CDI)in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)has been increasingly recognized.The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of fecal microbiota transplantation(...
supported by the Ed and Joey Story Endowed Chair.The manuscript received no direct financial support.
Pouchitis is common in ulcerative colitis patients undergoing total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis,and chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis occurs in a subgroup of the patients.Auto-inflammatory ...