Cuffitis is a common complication of IPAA, particularly when a stapled anastomosis without mucosectomy procedure has been used. Symptoms of cuffitis mimic...

pouches. Cuffitis is clinically diagnosed by symptoms plus endoscopically (pouchoscopy). Treatment of cuffitis: First-line therapy for acute cuffitis due to...

inflammatory or functional pouch disorders such as Crohn's disease of the pouch, cuffitis, pouch sinus, or irritable pouch syndrome. The most reliable tool for diagnosis...

routine follow up and is used to confirm the diagnosis of pouchitis and cuffitis.[citation needed] Colonoscopy van der Ploeg, VA; Maeda, Y; Faiz, OD; Hart...