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Justin Ream1, Mary Costello2, Mark Baker3
1Imaging Department, Diagnostic Services Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Colorectal Surgery Department, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
Abstract:
Ileal pouches have drastically improved the quality of life in patients requiring total proctocolectomy. There are unique imaging characteristics of the pouch and its complications that radiologists should be familiar with. In this review, the authors discuss the anatomy of the pouch, commonly encountered complications, and the role of imaging in pouch assessment.
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