ADHESIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE ENEMY: POUCH VOLVULUS

Proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) was introduced over 40 years ago, prior to the era of laparoscopy. Since then, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques have been applied to pelvic pouch surgery. One advantage of MIS is the reduction in adhesion-related complications. However, the lack of adhesions may result in a different set of complications. Specifically, when the pouch is not adherent in the pelvis, pouch volvulus can occur around the mesenteric axis. The aim of this study was to describe our experience with pelvic pouch volvulus.

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