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- Title
Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis and Pouchitis: The Role of the Microbiota in the Pathogenesis and Therapy.
- Authors
Gabbiadini, Roberto; Dal Buono, Arianna; Correale, Carmen; Spinelli, Antonino; Repici, Alessandro; Armuzzi, Alessandro; Roda, Giulia
- Abstract
Inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are life-long disorders characterized by the chronic relapsing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract with the intermittent need for escalation treatment and, eventually, even surgery. The total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the surgical intervention of choice in subjects affected by ulcerative colitis (UC). Although IPAA provides satisfactory functional outcomes, it can be susceptible to some complications, including pouchitis as the most common. Furthermore, 10–20% of the pouchitis may develop into chronic pouchitis. The etiology of pouchitis is mostly unclear. However, the efficacy of antibiotics in pouchitis suggests that the dysbiosis of the IPAA microbiota plays an important role in its pathogenesis. We aimed to review the role of the microbiota in the pathogenesis and as a target therapy in subjects who develop pouchitis after undergoing the surgical intervention of total proctocolectomy with IPAA reconstruction.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; ULCERATIVE colitis; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; GUT microbiome; ILEITIS; SURGICAL complications; RESTORATIVE proctocolectomy
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 13, p2610
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14132610