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J-pouch
(redirected from Ileo-anal pouch)

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J-pouch,
a fecal reservoir formed surgically by folding over the distal end of the ileum in an ileoanal anastomosis.


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The holder of a year-long fellowship in colorectal surgery at Christchurch Hospital, Simi Lolohea, spoke on the "J Pouch", an ileo-anal pouch which can be used in place of a colostomy.
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