Tairin Uchino, Eddy P Lincango, Oscar Hernandez Dominguez, Anuradha Bhama, Emre Gorgun, Arielle Kanters, Hermann Kessler, Jeremy Lipman, David Liska, Joshua Sommovilla, Michael Valente, Scott R Steele, Tracy Hull, Stefan D Holubar
BACKGROUND: Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is a technically demanding procedure with many potential complications. Rediversion with an ileostomy is often the first step in pouch salvage; however, it may not be clear if an individual patient will undergo subsequent pouch salvage surgery. We aimed to describe the indications and short- and long-term outcomes of rediversion in our pouch registry. METHODS: We queried our institutional pouch registry for patients who underwent index 2- or 3-stage IPAA and subsequent rediversion at our institution between 1985 and 2022...
March 28, 2024: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases