A proctocolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the large intestine and rectum. This procedure is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and familial adenomatous polyposis.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our son recently had his colon removed because of ulcerative colitis. He will soon have the J-pouch. Can you explain what this involves? Are there new devices or treatments that ...

Your large intestine’s job is to get rid of solid waste from your body. But if your doctors remove it because of disease, you might have what’s called J-pouch surgery so you can poop as you did before ...

Inflammation that occurs after J-pouch surgery is a common complication of the procedure. Here’s advice on how to cope. Christine Lenhardt was seven months pregnant with her second child when she ...

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Ileoanal pouch failure is the need for permanent diversion and/or pouchectomy and/or redoing a J-pouch and occurs in 9% to 12% of patients. The most common cause of pouch failure in the studies ...

A surgical procedure meant to counter ulcerative colitis, an immune disease affecting the colon, may trigger a second immune system attack, a new study shows. A surgical procedure meant to counter ...

While most patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) get adequate symptom relief with drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, a minority do not -- either because the medications don't work, or they do ...