Pouchitis

Pouchitis is one of the commonest and most debilitating complications of a restorative proctocolectomy. The cause remains elusive, though a number of approaches have been shown to alleviate the condition. This review outlines current evidence relating to pouchitis, obtained from randomised and nonra...

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Published in:Colorectal disease 2004-05, Vol.6 (3), p.142-152
Main Authors: Macafee, D. A. L., Abercrombie, J. F., Maxwell-Armstrong, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
inflammatory bowel disease
Intestinal Mucosa - immunology
Intestinal Mucosa - metabolism
Intestinal Mucosa - pathology
pouchitis
Pouchitis - etiology
Pouchitis - pathology
Pouchitis - therapy
Restorative proctocolectomy (RPC)
ulcerative colitis (UC)
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Summary:Pouchitis is one of the commonest and most debilitating complications of a restorative proctocolectomy. The cause remains elusive, though a number of approaches have been shown to alleviate the condition. This review outlines current evidence relating to pouchitis, obtained from randomised and nonrandomised studies. Medline, the Bath Information Data Service (BIDS) and PubMed were searched using the keywords ‘pouchitis’ and ‘inflammatory bowel disease’. In addition, articles were cross‐referenced, and the s of recent colorectal meetings studied.
ISSN:1462-8910
1463-1318
DOI:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00645.x