Patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis commonly undergo total colectomy with ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA). Female infertility is a recognized complication of IPAA ...
METHODS: During the 20-year period from 1978 to 1998, 601 patients underwent colectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis, familial colonic polyposis, or Hirschsprung's ...