Abstract
Total colectomy with anastomosis of the ileal pouch (IP) to the anal canal is the surgery of choice for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) refractory to clinical treatment; and for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) with multiple polyps in the rectum. Primary pouchitis is one of the most common postoperative complications in UC patients and is rare in FAP. Previous studies from our r…