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ileo-anal pouch

- an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy - is an internal reservoir, usually situated where the rectum would normally be Procedure: - formed by folding loops of ileumback on themselves & stitching or stapling them together - internal walls are then removed thus forming a reservoir - the reservoir is then stitched or stapled to the perineum prviouslu occupied by the rectum

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pouchitis

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intestinal surgery

References

  1. Wikipedia: Ileo-anal pouch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileo-anal_pouch