A total proctocolectomy is surgical removal of the colon, rectum, and anus. Your surgeon will perform it while you’re under general anesthesia. Surgeons typically perform a total proctocolectomy for ...
Strictures following ileoanal procedures are a recognized complication and occur more frequently after cuff abscess or a localized leak from the anastomosis. The incidence of strictures following ...
"Due to the timing of diagnosis during this critical period of physical, intellectual, and psychosocial development, the higher rate of colectomy, and their longer lifespan without a colon, it is ...
Efficacy and safety of FOLFOX biweekly cetuximab as first-line therapy for patients with nonresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (CELINE trial): Multicenter phase II trial. This is an ASCO Meeting ...
Credit: Getty Images A 29-year-old man undergoes a total proctocolectomy with end-to-end ileostomy after 2 years of surveillance for ulcerative colitis. A 29-year-old White man presents in May 2023 ...
Whether hand-sewn ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) or stapled IPAA provides better functional outcome following restorative proctocolectomy in patients with IBD, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP ...
What is the surgical procedure of choice for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) in a 38-year-old patient? Is there justification for offering a procedure short of removal of the entire colon and ...
The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. For ...