Pharmacological management of Crohn's-like disease of the pouch: a phenotype-based review.

Abstract excerpt

INTRODUCTION: Crohn's-like disease of the pouch (CLDP) is an important long-term complication following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis, associated with significant morbidity, impaired quality of life, and increased risk of pouch failure. Diagnosis remains challenging, in part due to heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria, and management is largely phenotype-driven and requires a...

Topics

• Humans
• Crohn Disease
• Phenotype
• Colitis, Ulcerative
• Pouchitis
• Quality of Life
• Colonic Pouches