Kock pouch

{{EtymologyBox|Pioneered in the 1960s by Swedish surgeon, [[Nils Kock]] of the University of Gotteborg, Sweden. Not to be confused with either the Swiss surgeon, [[Emil Kocher]] or the German microbiologist, [[Robert Koch]].}}
The '''Kock pouch''' is a continent [[ileostomy]] in which a reservoir of [[ileum]] can be accessed via a small, one-way valve [[stoma]] also created from ileum.<ref>[[Pubmed:5794896|Kock NG. Intra-abdominal &quot;reservoir&quot; in patients with permanent ileostomy. Preliminary observations on a procedure resulting in fecal &quot;continence&quot; in five ileostomy patients. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 1969;99(2):223-31.]]</ref> The stoma is not spouted, but instead a smaller opening is created to allow a intermittent intubation to allow flow of faeces (and influx of wash or enema).

It is often misspelled as 'Koc'''h''' pouch', possibly to avoid confusion with a urological procedure.

It has been replaced by [[restorative proctocolectomy]] involving J-, W- and S- pouches.

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[[Category: Lower GI surgery]]
[[Category: Eponyms]]