Karen Zaghiyan, MD

Preoperative Rehabilitation, Optimization, Medications to Cease, Not Cease, Nutritional Readiness for Surgery in IBD Patients

Karen Zaghiyan , MD;

12/13/2019

Evolution of Imaging in the Preoperative Assessment of Patients Undergoing Ileal Pouch Surgery

BACKGROUND: Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the standard operative approach for ulcerative colitis (UC) or inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDu) patients with medical refr...

Phillip Fleshner ;

Karen Zaghiyan , MD;

Amy Lightner ;

Trevor Wood ;

12/13/2019

Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Ulcerative Colitis is Associated with Denovo Crohn’s Disease after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

BACKGROUND: About 5% to 10% of patients undergoing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) at the time of surgery are subsequently diagnosed with d...

Talia Kamdjou ;

Phillip Fleshner ;

Karen Zaghiyan , MD;

11/20/2018