Ileal J-pouch construction.
BACKGROUND
Several configurations and techniques have been described to fashion an ileal pouch during the performance of a restorative proctectomy or proctocolectomy with ileo-anal anastomosis.


METHODS
In this article, we describe a simplified J-pouch construction technique which is designed to avoid unnecessary enterotomies, facilitate the subsequent ileo-anal anastomosis and reduce potential contamination to the pelvis.
Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, Box 129, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Léon
L
Maggiori
Fabrizio
F
Michelassi
D039021:Colonic Pouches; D006801:Humans; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000379:methods*