Laparoscopic proctocolectomy: Analysis of long term complications. Case report

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Published: Mar 1, 2011
Keywords:
Infertility, Laparoscopic proctocolectomy, Pouch, pouchitis, Ulcerative colitis

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Paolo Del Rio
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Clinica Chirurgica e Trapianti d’Organo, Parma, Italy
Nicoletta Sianesi
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Clinica Chirurgica e Trapianti d’Organo, Parma, Italy
Maria Francesca Arcuri
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Clinica Chirurgica e Trapianti d’Organo, Parma, Italy
Cinzia Papadia
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Unità operativa di Gastroenterologia, Parma, Italy

Abstract

Surgery can be a permanent treatment for ulcerative colitis. The correct surgical procedure is a total proctocolectomy and ileo anal J pouch anastomosis (IPAA). This procedure is feasible also in laparoscopic approach after a correct learning curve. Pouchitis, pouch complications, intestinal occlusion, infertility are the most common long term complications. We present a case of a 37 year old man treated with laparoscopic proctocolectomy and followed at 18 months.

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Del Rio, Paolo, et al. “Laparoscopic Proctocolectomy: Analysis of Long Term Complications. Case Report”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 82, no. 2, Mar. 2011, pp. 151-3, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/1288.
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Vol. 82 No. 2 (2011)
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Case Report