title: Ileal J-pouch perforation at the blind end: report of a case.
abstract: A 34-year-old woman presented with severe abdominal pain 8 years after undergoing ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis (UC). Computed tomography (CT) showed free air and ascites in the abdomen, so she underwent laparotomy. A perforation was found at the ileal J-pouch blind end, which was remarkably enlarged. When we resected the blind end surgically, we observed a 3-mm perforation and some small ulcers. About 2 months after this operation, the patient complained of abdominal pain and an increased frequency of bowel movements. Based on our endoscopic observation of multiple ulcers, we diagnosed pouchitis. We report this case to show that the combination of an enlarged J-pouch blind end and pouchitis can result in perforation. To prevent such complications, we recommend avoiding the formation of a blind end during construction of a J-pouch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funayama
authors.forename: Kouhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Chikashi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D039021:Colonic Pouches / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019449:Pouchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome