Aim: Abdominal salvage surgery for a failed ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (5) is safe and feasible in experienced hands. When salvaging an ileal pouch or creating a new J, S or W pouch may not be feasible, construction of an H-pouch may be the final option. This study reports a single colorectal surgeon's experience on H-pouch anal anastomosis in patients referred with a failed ileal pouch.
Method: Patients undergoing transabdominal salvage surgery with H-pouch formation for a failed pouch from February 2012 to May 2016 were evaluated.
Results: Five patients were identified with a mean age of 46 (22-63) years. The pathological diagnosis was mucosal ulcerative colitis in all patients. Three patients had an initial traditional two-stage J-pouch creation and two patients had an initial three-stage approach. The median time to redo pouch surgery after the index IPAA creation was 99 (11-158) months. One patient required excision of the pouch and two patients had a complication within 30 days of surgery.
Conclusion: The H-pouch is a good alternative for a failed IPAA when another type of reservoir is not an option.
Keywords: H-pouch; Ileoanal pouch; ileal pouch anal anastomosis; inflammatory bowel disease; reoperative surgery; salvage surgery.
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