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The role of antibiotics and probiotics in pouchitis

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The role of antibiotics and probiotics in pouchitis (EN)
Calafiore, Andrea
Calabrese, Carlo
Vitali, Giulia
Laureti, Silvio
Liguori, Giuseppina
Gionchetti, Paolo
Poggioli, Gilberto
Campieri, Massimo
Rizzello, Fernando
Riso, Donatella
Pouchitis is a non-specific inflammation of the ileal reservoir and the most common complication of proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) in patients with ulcerative colitis. Its frequency is related to the duration of the follow up, occurring in up to 50% of patients 10 years after IPAA in large series from major referral centers. Treatment of pouchitis is largely empirical and only small placebo-controlled trials have been conducted. The rationale for using probiotics and antibiotics in pouchitis is based on convincing evidence that implicates intestinal bacteria in the pathogenesis of this disease. Probiotics are living organisms, which, upon ingestion in certain numbers, exert health benefits beyond inherent basic nutrition. VSL#3, a highly concentrated cocktail of probiotics has been shown to be effective in the prevention of pouchitis onset and relapses. Antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment of pouchitis, and metronidazole and ciprofloxacin are the most common initial approaches, often with a rapid response. The use of antibiotics in pouchitis is largely justified although proper controlled trials have not been conducted.Keywords probiotics, antibiotics, pouchitis, IBDAnn Gastroenterol 2012; 25 (2): 100-105 (EN)
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Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
Annals of Gastroenterology
Invited Reviews
English
2012-04-11
http://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/1081
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)
1792-7463
1108-7471
Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 25, No 2 (2012); 100 (EN)



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