The ileal pouch anal anastomosis or J-pouch procedure is typically recommended ... It also reduces the risk of future colon cancer. Recovery from a J-pouch procedure can take several weeks. During the ...

In places where the surgery is done correctly, that type of colostomy should not be done unless it's being done to protect the anastomosis ... well known surgeons. So rectal surgery is an art ...

[6] Duthie et al. reported only a 7% incidence of surgical site infection and one anastomotic leak in a series of 100 consecutive colorectal cases performed by one individual surgeon. [7] As in ...

“The Plio implant does not penetrate the tissue, the anchors only grip the inside mucosal layer, and in pre-clinical studies, ...

identified specific risk factors for surgical site infection following elective colorectal surgery among ... with and without clinical anastomotic leak, were 4.7% and 3%, and 2% and 0.8% ...