Reconstructive Surgery for Imminent        
               Pouch Failure
MacRae et al - Disease of the Colon and Rectum - 1995
MacLean et al - Diseases of the Colon and Rectum - 2002
• 57 Patients -------- 63 Reconstructive Procedures.
• 14 Males - 43 Females
• 23/57 had original pouch at another center.
• All patients underwent combined abdominal and perineal approach, takedown of pouch from original IAA and reconstruction with same (70%) or 2nd (30%) pouch, using a handsewn technique.
• All had a defunctioning ileostomy.
University of Toronto