Prevalence of pouchitis in both ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Danujan SriranganathanYakup KilicMohammed Nabil QuraishiJonathan P SegalPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Our findings support the consensus that the prevalence of pouchitis is higher in UC than in FAP. More significantly our findings suggest that the true prevalence of pouchitis is higher than commonly reported in the literature. This literature may help counsel patients prior to undergoing restorative proctocolectomy.