Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis
A 26-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis treated with a proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-to-anal anastomosis developed an erosive and ulcerative pouchitis. Although no ophthalmological manifestations were present before the staged surgical procedures, iritis developed after appearance of...
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| description | A 26-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis treated with a proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-to-anal anastomosis developed an erosive and ulcerative pouchitis. Although no ophthalmological manifestations were present before the staged surgical procedures, iritis developed after appearance of the pouchitis. Both conditions subsequently resolved with oral corticosteroids and metronidazole. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00565ca2db8943d28a41a59af941e8f12025-08-20T03:55:23ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002001-01-0115213113310.1155/2001/691746Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative ColitisHugh James Freeman0Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA 26-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis treated with a proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-to-anal anastomosis developed an erosive and ulcerative pouchitis. Although no ophthalmological manifestations were present before the staged surgical procedures, iritis developed after appearance of the pouchitis. Both conditions subsequently resolved with oral corticosteroids and metronidazole.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/691746 |
| spellingShingle | Hugh James Freeman Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_full | Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_fullStr | Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_short | Pouchitis-Associated Iritis (Uveitis) Following Total Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-to-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis |
| title_sort | pouchitis associated iritis uveitis following total proctocolectomy and ileal pouch to anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis |
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