Tamer A A M Habeeb, Abdulzahra Hussain, Mauro Podda, Pasquale Cianci, Bruce Ramshaw, Khaled Safwat, Wesam M Amr, Tamer Wasefy, Alaa A Fiad, Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, Adel Mahmoud Moursi, Gamal Osman, Anass Qasem, Mohamed Fawzy, Mohamed Ibrahim Abo Alsaad, Abd-Elfattah Kalmoush, Mohammed Shaaban Nassar, Fawzy M Mustafa, Mahmoud Hassib Morsi Badawy, Ahmed Hamdy, Hamdi Elbelkasi, Bassam Mousa, Abd-Elrahman M Metwalli, Walid A Mawla, Mostafa M Elaidy, Muhammad Ali Baghdadi, Ahmed Raafat
BACKGROUND: Hepatobiliary manifestations occur in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. The effect of laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy (LRP) with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) on hepatobiliary manifestations is debated. AIM: To evaluate hepatobiliary changes after two-stages elective laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy for patients with UC. METHODS: Between June 2013 and June 2018, 167 patients with hepatobiliary symptoms underwent two-stage elective LRP for UC in a prospective observational study...
February 27, 2023: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery