Crohn’s Colitis Patients Should Never Be Offered an Ileoanal Pouch Asher Kornbluth, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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My Prior Debates: 22 year old, Severe UC Failing 5 Days IV Steroids Bedside Commode Start Kosher Diet
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Problems with Pouches in Patients with Crohn’s disease The problem of symptoms The problem of local complications The problem of major complications The problem of pouch failure and excision
Problems with Pouches in Patients with Crohn’s disease The problem of symptoms The problem of local complications The problem of major complications The problem of pouch failure and excision
Increased symptoms in Crohn’s disease pouches Shen B, Am J Gastro 2005; 100:
Increased symptoms in patients with pre- op perineal disease Richard et al, Dis Colon Rectum, 1997
Problems with Pouches in Patients with Crohn’s disease The problem of symptoms The problem of local complications The problem of major complications The problem of pouch failure and excision
Pouch Fistula in Crohn’s disease Shen, et al CGH 2008
Perianal complications in patients with pre-op Crohn’s disease Richard et al, Dis Colon Rectum, 1997
Fistula – Free Survival Analysis: IC-UC vs. IC-Crohn’s disease/Crohn’s disease Tekkis PP, et al. Colorectal Disease 2005; 7: 218
Problems with Pouches in Patients with Crohn’s disease The problem of symptoms The problem of local complications The problem of major complications The problem of pouch failure and excision
Meta Analysis: Major Complications of the Pouch in Patients with Crohn’s disease
Meta Analysis of Crohn’s disease pouch outcomes: Highest quality series Reese GE, et al. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:239
Meta Analysis of Crohn’s disease pouch outcomes: More Recent Series Reese GE, et al. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:239
Meta Analysis of Crohn’s disease pouch outcomes: Most experienced surgeons Reese GE, et al. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:239
Problems with Pouches in Patients with Crohn’s disease The problem of symptoms The problem of local complications The problem of major complications The problem of pouch failure and excision
Pouch Failure Rate: Crohn’s disease vs. UC Brown CR, et al. Dis Colon Rectum 2005; 48: 1542
Pouch Survival: IC-UC vs. IC- Crohn’s disease, or CD Tekkis PP, et al. Colorectal Disease 2005; 7: 218
Risk factors for pouch failure: The Cleveland Clinic experience Fazio VW, et al. Ann Surgery 2003; 4:238
Planned Ileoanal Pouches for Crohn’s disease: Conclusions Pre-operative diagnosis of Crohn’s disease increases postoperative complications –Pouch fistula –Pelvic sepsis –Pouch failure! Multivariate analysis controlling for other variables likewise predict pre-op Crohn’s disease as predictor of increased pouch failure rate Increased incidence of poor outcomes in Crohn’s disease pouches are more common even in the most experienced centers
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