Having issues with emptying pouch completely. Want to get an opinion from an experienced surgeon in the New York City metro area.. Thanks
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Manhattan Surgical Associates has done 4 surgeries on me going back to 1992. Drs. Gorfine and Bauer are top notch experienced J Pouch surgeons, and Gorfine did a surgery on me that fixed a similar issue emptying the pouch which was caused by a septum that developed in the pouch:
http://www.manhattansurgicalassociates.com/
I have heard that Dr. Milsom at Cornell is also good. Warning: none of these surgeons take or deal with insurances. Many of the good ones in NYC don't and be prepared for this. They don't want to be bothered with it. There is a long discussion about this in another thread.
I don't know what your symptoms are exactly but in my experience incomplete evacuation of the pouch can also be a sign of pouchitis which is treatable without surgery, but I am sure whoever you go to will scope you to determine the issue.
Dr Milsom at Cornell is very skilled w problem pouches. Does not take insurance and office. Idit w pouch scope on site will run about 2400, but surgically no one else will touch me. I had Avery impt Russ w do w issues still but surgically I had zero complications.
I live in Central NJ. There are 3 surgeons at Robert Wood Johnson. we used Dr. Craig Rezec. There is also Dr. Maloney-Pateel who is also very good. She saw us in December when my son was admitted for an abscess. A friend of mine highly recommended her, but I had used Recez before so we went to him. Dr. Maloney is much more personable. Recez, not so much! There are also a couple of people at Morristown Memorial. Good luck.
Manhattan surgical associates. Dr Joel Bauer.
I had my surgery at NYP Cornell. It's a really nice facility.
The Surgeon that I used did accept my insurance which is a rarity in NYC. He accepts only a few different policies and I was thrilled that he took mine and I didn't have to jump through flaming hoops to get the insurance company to cover me.
http://weillcornell.org/michelassi . Dr. Michelassi is the Chief Surgeon for NYP Cornell. He is a very busy surgeon and I had to wait almost 10 weeks for my surgery.
I "think" Dr. Milsom is the Chief surgeon for the Colo-Rectal Dept at NYP Cornell. But he doesn't accept insurance which was why I chose Dr. Michelassi.
Dr. Sergey Khaitov of Mount Sinai Hospital did 3 surgeries for my son. He is a great surgeon and a wonderful person. He takes insurance.
Actually my son has the same issue. After checking for strictures the surgeon sent him for a test called anal manometry. It was done in the same Mount Sinai Hospital by the office of Dr Gina Sam. They said he has pelvic floor dissynergia, his pelvic muscles don't work in unison or relax sufficiently, or something like that. The treatment is physical therapy for pelvic floor. Too soon to tell if its working.
Dr. Bruce Gingold In Manhattan. Saved my life in 1991!!!