The traditional surgical treatment for severe constipation is a colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. This treatment has a variable and unpredictable outcome. Sacral nerve stimulation involves low ...

Recipient Surgery. Kidney transplantation almost always involves grafting of a solitary kidney. However, when pediatric kidneys from a single donor cannot be matched with pediatric recipients ...

All three children undergoing primary anastomosis developed a leak or fistula formation. 22 of 102 children with ulcerative colitis (22%) required surgery. Definitive procedures (n = 17) included ...

Although conventional IBD surgery can be performed using a minimally invasive approach, controversy surrounds the role of laparoscopy in the surgical management of IBD. The authors of this Review ...

A colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis was undertaken to prevent future colorectal cancer. An upper endoscopy identified >50 sessile polyps in her stomach and duodenum and a slight papillary ...

Post-HSCT endoscopy (n=8) showed mucosal healing in 6; the remaining 2 had diversion colitis but were in remission after re-anastomosis. Pre-transplant, 22/25 had serious infections.

Finally, cervical vascular microanastomosis (Supercharged Anastomosis For Esophagectomy - SAFE procedure) is a new perspective of reducing esophagogastric fistulas following esophagectomy. The next ...

Abstract. Objective To define the anatomy pattern and the incidence of Riché-Cannieu anastomosis, that is, median and ulnar communication in the palmar aspect of the hand.. Materials Methods A total ...

Finally, a small study of eight FAP patients with ileorectal anastomosis found that using indomethacin suppositories (50 mg once or twice daily for 4-8 weeks) reduced rectal polyps from at least 10 to ...

Factors independently associated with steroid-free clinical remission included usage of steroids at baseline (aOR, 0.24; P < .001) and ileorectal anastomosis (aOR, 0.10; P = .017).