A 25-year-old man with a history of medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) and who has undergone a total abdominal colectomy with end ileostomy now presents for his second stage operation of a completion proctectomy, ileoanal pouch anastomosis, and diverting loop ileostomy. What is considered optimal J-pouch length?
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