title: Ileal pouch dysfunction: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Restorative proctocol ectomy is the elective surgical procedure of choice for most patients who have ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis. This major advance has offered an alternative to permanent ileostomy in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology, and Anaesthetics, Imperial College, Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK. p.tekkis@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paris P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tekkis
authors.forename: R John
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D039021:Colonic Pouches / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019449:Pouchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*