The Ileoanal Pouch (eBook)

Janindra Warusavitarne is a consultant colorectal surgeon at St Mark’s Hospital in the UK. He has extensive experience with surgery for inflammatory bowel and has published widely on the subject. He has given many lectures on the subject of ileoanal pouches and has been innovative and developed new approaches to the technique.  Zarah Perry-Woodford is a consultant pouch and stoma care nurse  at St Mark’s Hospital and provides expert care to patients with ileoanal pouches. She is the lead of the only dedicated pouch nursing service in the UK and has extensive experience in the function of ileoanal pouches. She has written many journal articles on the quality of life after pouch surgery and has also authored a patient information book.

History of the Ileoanal pouch – Prof John Nicholls Staging the surgery for ulcerative colitis – Willem Bemelman Minimally Invasive Pouch Surgery : Tips and Tricks - Janindra Warusavitarne Patient selection and education: Justin Davies Technical considerations in familial adenomatous polyposis: Paris Tekkis Pouch configuration and construction- Antonino Spinelli Pouch lengthening techniques – Robin Phillips Microbiology of the ileoanal pouch and managing pouchitis – Simon McLaughlin Crohn’s disease in the patient with an ileoanal pouch – management strategies – Ailsa Hart Physiology and function of the pelvic pouch - Ellie Bradshaw The pouch registry – Omar Faiz Investigating and managing the failing pouch - Zarah Perry-Woodford Redo Pouch Surgery and Pouch excision – Sue Clark The Koch pouch - Par Myrelid Patient experience – Ileostomy association