“…In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for whom medical therapy is unsuccessful or who develop neoplasia, restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) is often indicated, as opposed to standard colectomy with permanent end ileostomy, as it preserves the natural defecation route and circumvents the need for a permanent abdominal stoma [ 1 , 2 ]. Although this procedure often leads to symptoms and quality-of-life improvement, it may be associated with complications, including inflammation of the pouch or rectal cuff, known as “pouchitis” and “cuffitis,” respectively [ 1 , 3 ].…”