| Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis, BCIR type of Kock pouch with removal of colon and rectum, conventional ileostomy, or J-pouch, also called Ileo-anal pouch, Parks Pouch, Ileoanal Pull-Through & Restorative Proctocolectomy are surgical procedures performed on patients having complications of Ulcerative Colitis. The procedure results in removing colon & most of the rectum, leaving the anal sphincter muscle intact. J-pouch or reservoir is surgically constructed from the small intestine. An opening is made at the bottom of the pouch & sewn or stapled to the anal muscles to restore the intestinal passage. |
