title: Laparoscopic proctocolectomy: analysis of long term complications. Case report.
abstract: Surgery can be a curative treatment for ulcerative colitis. The correct surgical procedure is a total proctocolectomy and ileo anal J pouch anastomosis (IPAA). This procedure is feasible also in laparoscopic approach after a correct learning curve. Pouchitis, pouch complications, intestinal occlusion, infertility are the most common long term complications. We present a case of a 37-year-old man treated with laparoscopic proctocolectomy and followed at 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Clinica Chirurgica e Trapianti d'Organo, Parma, Italy. paolo.delrio@unipr.it
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sianesi
authors.forename: Maria Francesca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Arcuri
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papadia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome