The Ileoanal Pouch

Janindra Warusavitarne is a consultant colorectal surgeon at St Mark’s Hospital in the UK. He has extensive experience with surgery for inflammatory bowel and has published widely on the subject. He has given many lectures on the subject of ileoanal pouches and has been innovative and developed new approaches to the technique.  Zarah Perry-Woodford is a consultant pouch and stoma care nurse  at St Mark’s Hospital and provides expert care to patients with ileoanal pouches. She is the lead of the only dedicated pouch nursing service in the UK and has extensive experience in the function of ileoanal pouches. She has written many journal articles on the quality of life after pouch surgery and has also authored a patient information book.