After removal of the colon, patients may require either an ostomy (bag) or reconstructive surgery, referred to as a "J-pouch" or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). The choice of these options is ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic ... in the majority of cases. Surgery is unavoidable in some cases, but is the treatment of choice in others. While ileal pouch–anal anastomosis offers the ...

When New Orleans native Melanie Storey found out she had ulcerative colitis (UC ... The next step was J-pouch surgery, the most common type of surgery for UC patients when drugs don’t work.

Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) is currently the preferred surgical treatment for patients with chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC). While this procedure has ...

This procedure is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and familial adenomatous polyposis. It is often done in a minimally invasive fashion which involves the use of small ...

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease ... but long term they can have an internal pouch formed called a J pouch. This type of surgery is curative in people with colitis.' ...

In a landmark procedure, a 29-year-old patient suffering from symptomatic ulcerative colitis (UC) has undergone a successful laparoscopic restorative proctectomy and J-pouch surgery at Mediclinic ...

Although uncommon, ulcerative colitis (UC ... are most common in those who’ve had ileoanal pouch anastomosis. This is a type of surgery that involves removing the large intestine and replacing ...

Ulcerative colitis meant Samantha ... meaning would I undergo the Barbie butt surgery, or would I have surgery to create a J-pouch and say goodbye to my stoma –maybe forever?