Pouchitis in inflammatory bowel disease: a review of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occasionally need a restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) because of medically refractory colitis or dysplasia/cancer. However, pouchitis may develop in up to 70% of patients after this procedure and significantly impair q...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
2021-01-01
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Series: | Intestinal Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2020-00047.pdf |