Pelvic Pouch Procedures

Surgery for ulcerative colitis - an historical perspective; rectal replacement and the pelvic pouch procedure - an historical perspective; surgery for adenomatous polyposis; aspects of anorectal continence; restorative proctocolectomy - operative and technical aspects; clinical experience with the ileal pelvic pouch; the anal canal and pelvic floor after restorative proctocolectomy; pathophysiology of the ileal pelvic reservoir; inflammation in ileal reservoirs; the small intestine after restorative proctocolectomy; radiology of the ileal pelvic reservoir; the defunctioned state; metabolic sequelae of the ileoanal reservoir; malignancy and the pelvic pouch procedure; future trends in rectal replacement surgery.