Restorative proctocolectomy - a nine year experience at the King Faisal specialist hospital

Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) are relatively uncommon in Gulf Arabs. Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is a surgical method for treating patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis (MUC) and FAP. This paper documents...

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Main Author: Isbister William
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2000-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2000;volume=6;issue=3;spage=147;epage=152;aulast=Isbister