ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Complications of the Pelvic Pouch
Key Concepts
- Pelvic sepsis is the most common cause of pouch loss.
- Patients with IPAA dysfunction should undergo a structured assessment.
- Pouch dysfunction is often inappropriately ascribed to a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease.
- Fecal diversion may palliate disabling symptoms from pouch dysfunction.
- Pouchitis is the most common complication of IPAA.
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Last updated: January 26, 2022
Citation
Ashburn, Jean H, and David W Dietz. "Complications of the Pelvic Pouch." ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2022. ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285046/all/Complications_of_the_Pelvic_Pouch.
Ashburn JH, Dietz DW. Complications of the Pelvic Pouch. ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2022. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285046/all/Complications_of_the_Pelvic_Pouch. Accessed June 8, 2023.
Ashburn, J. H., & Dietz, D. W. (2022). Complications of the Pelvic Pouch. In ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285046/all/Complications_of_the_Pelvic_Pouch
Ashburn JH, Dietz DW. Complications of the Pelvic Pouch [Internet]. In: ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. ; 2022. [cited 2023 June 08]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285046/all/Complications_of_the_Pelvic_Pouch.
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