Endoscopic activity in asymptomatic patients with an ileal pouch is associated with an increased risk of pouchitis.
Maia KayalMichael PlietzMarlana RadcliffeAnam RizviClara YzetEmily N TixierRobert P HirtenBenjamin CohenPatricia SyllaSergey KhaitovAlexander GreensteinJean Frederic ColombelMarla C DubinskyRyan C UngaroPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)
Mucosal breaks are present in nearly a quarter of asymptomatic patients with IPAA and are associated with an increased risk of acute pouchitis.