Pouch Body Anastomotic Ulcerations Are Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Pouchitis

Marouf Hossain; Michael Plietz; Sergey Khaitov; Patricia Sylla; Alexander Greenstein; Marla C Dubinsky; Maia Kayal

doi:10.1093/ibd/izad172

Pouch Body Anastomotic Ulcerations Are Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Pouchitis

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Aug 23:izad172. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad172. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Marouf Hossain¹, Michael Plietz², Sergey Khaitov², Patricia Sylla², Alexander Greenstein², Marla C Dubinsky¹, Maia Kayal¹

Affiliations

¹ Dr Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 37611086
DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad172

No abstract available

Keywords: anastomosis; pouchitis; ulcerations.

Plain language summary

Patients with isolated pouch body anastomotic ulcers may present with clinically significant symptoms such as increased stool frequency and hematochezia. Isolated pouch body anastomotic ulcers do not increase the risk of future pouchitis.

Grants and funding

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation