J-pouch surgery can successfully relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis if medications and other treatments haven’t worked, but complications may arise. Depending on the type of irritable bowel ...

It is often done in a minimally invasive fashion which involves the use of small incisions and specialized instruments to complete the procedure. The ileal pouch anal anastomosis or J-pouch procedure ...

Patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis commonly undergo total colectomy with ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA). Female infertility is a recognized complication of IPAA ...