Successful treatment of recurrent volvulus in the afferent limb of the pouch following proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a case report

Successful treatment of recurrent volvulus in the afferent limb of the pouch following proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a case report

Abstract Background Pouch volvulus after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis is a very rare postoperative complication. The common site of pouch volvulus has been reported to be the ileal pouch–anal anastomosis and the middle part of the pouch, but no reports on pouch volvulus in the afferent lim...

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Main Authors: Michio Itabashi, Yoshiko Bamba, Hisako Aihara, Kimitaka Tani, Ryousuke Nakagawa, Kurodo Koshino, Takeshi Ohki, Shinpei Ogawa, Yuji Inoue, Masakazu Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2020-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Volvulus
Pouch volvulus
Ulcerative colitis
Proctocolectomy
Afferent limb volvulus
Pouchpexy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01007-4
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