title: Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery: anatomy, postoperative complications, and image-guided intervention.
abstract: Total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) surgery has become the surgical procedure of choice for chronic ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. Since its introduction in 1978, the technique of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis has improved and is commonly performed. Although associated with low mortality, postsurgical complications are frequent with which the radiologist should be familiar. An understanding of surgical technique and postsurgical anatomy facilitates the diagnosis of these frequently encountered complications and governs their potential image-guided intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Jennifer.Uyeda@bmc.org
authors.forename: Jennifer W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Uyeda
authors.forename: Christina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: LeBedis
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Penn
authors.forename: Akira M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramalingam
authors.forename: Stephan W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D039021:Colonic Pouches / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome