Assertion: ileal pouch | /r/HasProperty | an anastomosis of the ileum
Facets:
value: to the anus
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In medicine, the ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA), also known as an ileo-anal pouch, restorative proctocolectomy, ileal-anal pullthrough, or sometimes referred to as a j-pouch, s-pouch, w-pouch or an internal pouch, is an anastomosis of the ileum to the anus, bypassing the former site of the colon in cases where the colon has been removed.