Posts by Paul M. Cavallaro, MD
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New Scoring System Allows Assessment of the Severity of Ileoanal Pouch Syndrome
Paul Cavallaro, MD, Liliana Bordeianou, MD, MPH, and colleagues developed the ileoanal pouch syndrome (IPS) severity score, which is unique among postoperative bowel function scores in that it was entirely developed in a population of patients with pouches and items weighted differently based on patient input.
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Diverticular Disease Increases Risk of Incisional Hernia After Elective Colectomy
Numa P. Perez, MD, a general surgery resident, Paul M. Cavallaro, MD, a research resident, and colleagues have correlated diverticular disease with incisional hernias after elective colectomies, including those performed via laparoscopy.
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Patient-Driven Consensus Effort Defines Ileoanal Pouch Syndrome
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital helped lead an international, patient-driven consensus study that identified the functional outcomes patients consider important after pouch surgery—and defined "ileoanal pouch syndrome," a constellation of symptoms and consequences specific to having an ileoanal pouch.
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J-Pouch Patient Studies Establish First Outcome Measures
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers are establishing the first set of comprehensive, severity-ranked J-pouch surgery functional outcomes measures and defining J-pouch syndrome.
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Surgeons Should Evaluate More Than Fecal Incontinence, Frequency After J-Pouch Creation
Patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in a J-pouch configuration exhibit an amalgamation of postoperative symptoms more complex than fecal incontinence and frequency of bowel movements.
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Internal Intussusception, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia: Contributors to Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
A prospective study at Massachusetts General Hospital highlights the importance of excluding diagnoses that may contribute to obstructed defecation syndrome before considering surgical repair of intussusception.
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