Posts by Paul M. Cavallaro, MD
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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.