Pouchitis, Crohn's disease of the pouch, cuffitis, polyps, and extraintestinal manifestations of
inflammatory bowel disease are common inflammatory disorders of the ileal pouch. Acute …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), historically subdivided into Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis, is a very heterogeneous condition. While the tendency in medicine is to try …

BACKGROUND: Pouchitis is the most common inflammatory complication in ulcerative
colitis patients undergoing postoperative construction of an IPAA. Pouchitis refers to a …

Abstract Background and Aims Currently used endoscopic items for the assessment of
pouchitis and cuffitis have deficiencies in reliability and validation. We assessed the …

Pathologists have an important and expanding role in the diagnosis and management of
inflammatory bowel disease. This role includes the initial diagnosis of the disease …

Colectomy and ileoanal pouch creation is the preferred surgical treatment for ulcerative
colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. Existing diagnostic tools for assessing pouch …