Managing J-pouch Complications: How Many Bowel Movements is Too Many?

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM PT

Location: Ballroom 6A, Upper Level

Co-Moderator(s)

Stefan D. Holubar, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS

Professor of Surgery; Director of Research
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, United States

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Tara A. Russell, MD, MPH, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States

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All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.

Stefan D. Holubar, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS: This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Tara A. Russell, MD, MPH, PhD: This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Explain the evaluation and treatment of leaks from the anastomosis or pouch.
Discuss risk factors for chronic pouchitis and cuffitis. Discuss ways to prevent, evaluate, or treat this common condition in pouch patients.
Discuss common poor functional outcomes, how to treat them, and what a textbook functional outcome might look like.

Ileoanal pouches can provide patients who require proctocolectomy with a good quality of life and control of their bowel function. However, complications can be very difficult to treat and often the pouch cannot be salvaged. This symposium will discuss common complications seen in patients with ileoanal pouches and how to manage them, to provide patients with optimal pouch function and quality of life.