Colectomy remains the definitive treatment for acute severe UC, but patients should be counselled on both the long-term risks and benefits with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis reconstruction.

In this procedure—officially known as proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA)—the large intestine and most of the rectum are removed, and a small reservoir (called a J-pouch) is ...

In this surgery, the rectum and anus are removed. This surgery might apply for people who continue to have symptoms even after having a colectomy. Colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA): ...

A briefing for the Department of Education on a €9 million plan to buy mobile phone pouches for schools said they were easy to use, cost effective and encouraged “equity” among students.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Dangling from a parachute hundreds of metres above the ground, a young man in a US Army uniform slips a ...

A place for everything and everything in its place. If that OG organising adage rings true for you, then you’ll appreciate the usefulness of a tech pouch. The need to work from anywhere has made a ...

[44] However, patients with IPAA and incontinence showed significantly lower maximum anal sphincter pressure at rest and during voluntary contraction, in addition to higher sensory threshold.