DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our son recently had his colon removed because of ulcerative colitis. He will soon have the J-pouch. Can you explain what this involves? Are there new devices or treatments that ...

Ileoanal pouch failure is the need for permanent diversion and/or pouchectomy and/or redoing a J-pouch and occurs in 9% to 12% of patients. The most common cause of pouch failure in the studies ...

While most patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) get adequate symptom relief with drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, a minority do not -- either because the medications don't work, or they do ...