Brigida Barberio

BACKGROUND: Around 20-25% of ulcerative colitis patients undergo restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Pouchitis is an idiopathic inflammatory disease that may occur in ileal pouches, and it can lead to ileal pouch failure…

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease encompasses two types of idiopathic intestinal disease, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) that are differentiated by their location and depth of involvement in the bowel wall…