A 33‐year‐old female with a previous bariatric surgery according to the Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB) was admitted to our hospital because of persistent abdominal pain. The presence of a cyst in 7 cm diameter in the pancreatic body was detected at computed tomography (CT). The endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) evaluation was performed to characterize the cystic lesion. From gastric stump, the cyst ...

Objective methods for examination of pouch function are warranted for a better understanding of the functional result and treatment of dysfunction. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of scintigraphic intestinal transit time and defaecography compared to the results of pouch function, mucosal condition and a questionnaire on quality of life (QoL). This cross-sectional study ...

The incidence of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is one in 7,000 to 12,000 live births. Virtually, all surgically untreated patients with FAP inevitably develop colorectal-cancer in their lifetime because they carry the adenomatous polyposis coli gene. Thus prophylactic proctocolectomy is indicated. Surgical treatment of FAP is still controversial. There are however, four surgical options:...

OBJECTIVES The introduction of the colonic J-pouch has markedly improved the functional outcome of restorative rectal cancer surgery. However colonic J-pouch surgery can be problematic and may present some late evacuatory problems. To overcome these limitations a novel pouch has been proposed: the transverse coloplasty pouch. The purpose of our study was to compare the functional outcomes of th...

Eotaxin administration intraperitoneally, but not into dorsal air-pouches, of ovalbumin-sensitized mice exhibiting blood eosinophilia induced a threefold increase in eosinophil (E phi s) infiltration. Transfer of 1 x 10(6) mixed peritoneal cavity cells (PCC), containing 3.5 to 4.5 x 10(4) mast cells (MC), from donor mice to air-pouches of sensitized (but not unsensitized) recipient mice, establ...

BACKGROUND: The cottage cheese test was developed in an attempt to find a simple way to measure functional pouch volume and to better understand the fate of the tiny proximal pouch following the gastric bypass procedure. METHODS: Our patients were asked to eat cottage cheese in a structured fashion before their return visits from 3 months to 2 years postoperatively. RESULTS: We found there was ...

The pipefish brood pouch presents a unique mode of parental care that enables males to protect, osmoregulate, nourish and oxygenate the developing young. Using a very fine O2 probe, we assessed the extent to which males of the broad-nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) oxygenate the developing embryos and are able to maintain pouch fluid O2 levels when brooding in normoxia (100% O2 saturation) an...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Efferent limb syndrome (ELS) after S pouch and pouch-rectal anastomosis (PRA) after J pouch are common anatomical problems after restorative proctocolectomy that lead to pouch outlet obstruction. This study was aimed to evaluate the frequency, diagnosis and management of ELS and PRA. METHODS Consecutive patients diagnosed with ELS or PRA at our Pouch Center from 2002 to 20...

BACKGROUND/AIM Ever since the time when the first orthotopic urinary diversion (pouch) was performed there has been a constant improvement and modification of surgical techniques. The aim has been to create a urinary reservoir similar to normal bladder, to decrease incidence of postoperative complications and provide an improved life quality. The aim of this study was to compare post-voiding re...