Use of a gracilis muscle flap to facilitate delayed ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Failure of an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis may result in unsuccessful completion of the anastomosis or removal of an ischemic pouch. We report a technique for preservation of the muscular wall of the rectum after mucosal dissection, which allowed a successful delayed pull-through.
Medical subject headings
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Proctocolectomy, Restorative
- Surgical Flaps